Geodetic study of crustal deformation across the Dead Sea Fault system in the Jordan Gorge area, Northern Israel

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 193-201

  Even Tzur, Gilad ^a   Hamiel, Yariv ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

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EID: 84856651301     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJES.58.3-4.193     Document Type: Article

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