Hydrochemical analyses and evaluation of groundwater resources of north Jordan

Water Resources

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 555-564

  Howari, F M ^a   Yousef, Abu Rukah ^b   Shinaq, Rafie ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LITHOFACIES; SPRING WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 26944433722     PISSN: 00978078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11268-005-0071-7     Document Type: Article

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