The thermal springs of Jordan

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 171-187

  Schäffer, Rafael ^a   Sass, Ingo ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrochemistry; Isotopic composition; Jordan; Physicochemical properties; Thermal springs

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TEMPERATURE;

GROUNDWATER MINING; GROUNDWATER OVEREXPLOITATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JORDAN; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL DATA; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; WATER TEMPERATURES;

GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS;

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPRING WATER; THERMAL SPRING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

DEAD SEA; JORDAN; JORDAN VALLEY; WADI ARABA;

EID: 84902339288     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2944-4     Document Type: Article

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