Thermal waters in the Lower Yarmouk Gorge and their relation to surrounding aquifers

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 425-441

  Siebert, C ^a   Moller P ^b   Geyer, S ^a   Kraushaar, S ^a   Dulski, P ^b   Guttman, J ^c   Subah, A ^d   Rodiger T ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c Mekorot Israel National Water COLTD   (Israel)

^d The Ministry of Water and Irrigation   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Ajloun; Basaltic intrusions; Golan; Isotopes; REY; Salination by brines; Yarmouk

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BASALT; BRINE; CRETACEOUS; EVAPORATION; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LIMESTONE; MINERALIZATION; POINT SOURCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; THERMAL WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WELL WATER;

AJLUN; GOLAN HEIGHTS; JORDAN; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; YARMOUK BASIN;

EID: 84907594966     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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