Clay distribution over the landscape of Israel: From the hyper-arid to the Mediterranean climate regimes

Catena

Volumn 110, Issue , 2013, Pages 119-132

  Sandler, Amir ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arid climate; Clays; Dust; Israel; Mediterranean climate; Soils

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ARID REGION; BEDROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST; KAOLINITE; LOESS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL TYPE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84880834752     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2013.05.016     Document Type: Article

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