Aquifer boundaries explored by geoelectrical measurements in the Red Sea coastal plain of Jazan area, Southwest Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 3768-3776

  Mogren, Saad ^a   Batayneh, Awni ^a   Elawadi, Eslam ^a   Al Bassam, Abdulaziz ^a   Ibrahim, Elkhedr ^a   Qaisy, Saleh ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Geoelectrical measurements; Red Sea coastal plain; Salt water fresh water; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052655569     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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