Mapping quaternary deposits in the el-jufr playa (southeastern jordan plateau) using geoelectrical techniques: Implications for geology and hydrogeology

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 3183-3192

  Batayneh, Awni T ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Geoelectric method; Geology; Groundwater; Jordan plateau

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649403792     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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