Landslides along the jordanian dead sea coast triggered by the lake level lowering

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 14170-1430

  Closson, D ^a   Karaki, N Abou ^b   Hallot, F ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; Dam geology; Landslides

Indexed keywords

COASTAL HAZARDS; DEAD SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; GROUND OBSERVATIONS; LAKE LEVELS; PALESTINE; RIVER EROSION; SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES; TERMINAL LAKES; TOURIST RESORT; TRIGGERING FACTORS;

DAMS; GEOLOGY; LANDSLIDES; SUBSIDENCE;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL ZONE; DAM; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LAKE LEVEL; LANDSLIDE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SINKHOLE; SUBSIDENCE; WATER EROSION;

DEAD SEA; ISRAEL; JORDAN; PALESTINE;

EID: 77955151539     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0128-z     Document Type: Article

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