The evolution of neogene-quaternary water-bodies in the Dead Sea rift valley

Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 279-316

  Stein, Mordechai ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dead Sea; Neogene Quaternary; Paleoclimate; Paleohydrology; Paleolimnology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979937589     PISSN: 18761682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8872-4_10     Document Type: Chapter

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