Distribution, evolution, and morphology of caves in southwestern Samaria, Israel

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 311-322

  Fischhendler, Itay ^a   Frumkin, Amos ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE; CAVITY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KARST; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MOUNTAIN REGION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVEY; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; SAMARIA;

EID: 69549096078     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJES.57.3-4.311     Document Type: Article

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