Red Sea Trough flood events in the Negev, Israel (1964-2007)

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-51

  Shentsis, Isabella ^a   Laronne, Jonathan B ^a,b   Alpert, Pinhas ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arava; climate change; Dead Sea; floods; Mediterranean; Negev; Red Sea Trough (RST); synoptic system

Indexed keywords

ARAVA; DEAD SEA; MEDITERRANEAN; NEGEV; RED SEA; SYNOPTIC SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; REGIONAL PLANNING; STORMS;

FLOODS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CYCLONE; DISCHARGE; FLOOD; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

ISRAEL; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 84856923187     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.636922     Document Type: Article

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