The chemical composition and sources of the bulk deposition on Lake Kinneret (The Sea of Galilee), Israel

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-47

  Foner, H A ^a   Ganor, E ^b   Gravenhorst, G ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dustfall; Elemental flux; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Phosphorous; Sulphate

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST STORM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAKE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTHERN DISTRICT; SEA OF GALILEE;

EID: 56949098487     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.09.013     Document Type: Article

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