The role of volcanic eruptions in blocking the drainage leading to the Dead Sea formation

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 519-527

  Salameh, Elias ^a   Al Farajat, Mohammed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Blocking of drainage; Dead Sea; Jabal Arab Druz; Lisan Lake; Volcanic eruptions

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CATCHMENTS; DEBRIS; DRAINAGE; GRAVEL; LAKES;

DEAD SEA; JABAL ARAB DRUZ; LISAN LAKE; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

VOLCANOES;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BASALT; CATCHMENT; DEPOSITION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; INFLOW; LAVA FLOW; PLEISTOCENE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ASIA; DEAD SEA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33947518224     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0484-x     Document Type: Article

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