Shallow perched groundwater, a flux of deep CO2, and near-surface water-rock interaction in Northeastern Jordan: An example of positive feedback and Darwin's "warm little pond"

Precambrian Research

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 273-280

  Kimberley, M M ^a   Abu Jaber, N ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Northeastern Jordan; Shallow perched groundwater; Warm little pond

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GROUNDWATER; NATURAL ANALOG; ORIGIN OF LIFE; WEATHERING;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 31544433442     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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