Oxford University Press 1997 Hardcover Fine Size: 11.1 x 1 x 8.6 inches; Dust jacket condition: No Jacket (as issued). Series: Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics, no. 36. viii, 286 pages: illustrations, maps (some color); 29 cm. Contents: 1. Dead Sea research--An introduction / Tina M. Niemi, Zvi Ben-Avraham and Joel R. Gat--2. Topography and bathymetry of the Dead Sea depression / John K. Hall--3. Geophysical framework of the Dead Sea: Structure and tectonics / Zvi Ben-Avraham--4. The history and formation of the Dead Sea basin / Zvi Garfunkel--5. Hydrocarbon exploration in the southern Dead Sea area / Michael Gardosh, Eliezer Kashai and Shalom Salhov [and others]--6. Active tectonics in the Dead Sea basin / Tina M. Niemi and Zvi Ben-Avraham--7. On the seismicity of the Dead Sea basin / Avi Shapira--8. The hydrography of a hypersaline lake / David A. Anati--9. Surface currents and seiches in the Dead Sea / Ziv Sirkes, Florian Schirmer and Heinz-Hermann Essen [et al. ]--10. Wind waves on the Dead Sea / Artur Hecht, Tal Ezer and Avraham Huss [et al. ]--11. Evaporation estimate for the Dead Sea: Essential considerations for saline lakes / Ilana Steinhorn. Located 400 meters below sea level, at the tectonically active irregular boundary between the Mediterranean and Arabic plates, the Dead Sea is the site of many interesting phenomena. It provides a modern analog for ancient pull-apart basins and allows researchers to examine the process of evaporite deposition from d ...

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