The expected impact of the "peace conduit" project (The Red Sea - Dead Sea Pipeline) on the Dead Sea

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 3-21

  Gavrieli, Ittai ^a   Bein, Amos ^a   Oren, Aharon ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brines; Dead Sea; Desalinization; Gypsum precipitation; Israel; Jordan; Microbial blooming; Peace Conduit; Sustainable development; Water balance; Water level

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PIPELINE; WATER BUDGET;

ASIA; DEAD SEA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 28644437240     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-005-5144-z     Document Type: Article

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