Hydrochemistry of the main Jordan River sources: Dan, Banias, and Kezinim springs, north Hula Valley, Israel

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 155-178

  Gur, Dafna ^a,b,c   Bar Matthews, Miryam ^a   Sass, Eitan ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHEMISTRY; KARST HYDROLOGY; RIVER SYSTEM; SOURCE ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; HULA VALLEY; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NORTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 1842664141     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/RRMW-9WXD-31VU-MWHN     Document Type: Article

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