Overview of the geophysical studies in the Dead Sea coastal area related to evaporite karst and recent sinkhole development

Since the early 80s, a progressively increasing number of sinkholes appeared along the Dead Sea coastal line. It has been found that their appearance is strongly correlating with the lowering of the Dead Sea level taking place with the rate of approximately 1 m/yr. Location of areas affected by sink...

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Main Authors: Mikhail G. Ezersky, Anatoly Legchenko, Lev Eppelbaum, Abdalla Al-Zoubi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2017-05-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol46/iss2/12/