Is there a paleolimnological explanation for 'walking on water' in the Sea of Galilee?

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 417-439

  Nof, Doron ^a   McKeague, Ian ^a,b   Paldor, Nathan ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

'Walking on water'; Air lake interaction; Convection; Lake freezing; Salty springs

Indexed keywords

PALEOLIMNOLOGY;

EID: 33645085271     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-005-1996-1     Document Type: Article

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