Anticipating and managing engineering problems in the complex karst environment

M Parise, D Closson, F Gutiérrez… - Environmental Earth …, 2015 - Springer
Karst environments are characterized by distinctive landforms and a peculiar hydrologic
behavior dominated by subsurface drainage. Karst systems can be extremely complex …

Sinkholes, subsidence and subrosion on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea as revealed by a close-range photogrammetric survey

D Al-Halbouni, EP Holohan, L Saberi, H Alrshdan… - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
Ground subsidence and sinkhole collapse are phenomena affecting regions of karst
geology worldwide. The rapid development of such phenomena around the Dead Sea in the …

[HTML][HTML] New perspectives on interdisciplinary earth science at the Dead Sea: The DESERVE project

C Kottmeier, A Agnon, D Al-Halbouni, P Alpert… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Dead Sea region has faced substantial environmental challenges in recent
decades, including water resource scarcity,~ 1 m annual decreases in the water level …

Sinkholes and uvalas in evaporite karst: spatio-temporal development with links to base-level fall on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea

RA Watson, EP Holohan, D Al-Halbouni, L Saberi… - Solid Earth, 2019 - se.copernicus.org
Enclosed topographic depressions are characteristic of karst landscapes on Earth. The
developmental relationship between depression types, such as sinkholes (dolines) and …

Physical and mechanical rock properties of a heterogeneous volcano; the case of Mount Unzen, Japan

JE Kendrick, LN Schaefer, J Schauroth… - Solid Earth …, 2020 - se.copernicus.org
Volcanoes represent one of the most critical geological settings for hazard modelling due to
their propensity to both unpredictably erupt and collapse, even in times of quiescence …

Combined Geophysical Methods in Extreme Environments—An Example from the Dead Sea

M Lazar, L Cheng, U Basson - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The application of geophysical methods in saline environments is limited in their ability to
discern shallow subsurface geology and tectonics due to the high subsurface conductivity …

Hydrological modelling of a heterogeneous catchment using an integrated approach of remote sensing, a geographic information system and hydrologic response …

T Odeh, T Rödiger, S Geyer, M Schirmer - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Wadi Zerka Ma'in is the smallest catchment area at the eastern side of the Dead
Sea basin and has the largest city in that region. It receives direct groundwater recharge …

Earthen dike leakage at the Dead Sea

D Closson, N Abou Karaki - Engineering Geology for Society and Territory …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Dead Sea is a terminal lake located in the biggest pull-apart basins
punctuating the Jordan-Dead Sea Transform. It is the lowest place on Earth (428 m bsl …

[PDF][PDF] Can Science save the Dead Sea

N Abou Karaki, D Closson, S Fiaschi… - World Science Forum …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Can Science Save The Dead Sea ? Page 1 Can Science Save The Dead Sea ? Prof. Najib
Abou Karaki, The University of Jordan, Faculty of Science. & Princess Sumaya University for …

Comments to publication of D. Closson and N. Abu Karaki “Sinkhole hazards prediction at Ghor Al Haditha, Dead Sea, Jordan:''Salt Edge''and ''Tectonic''models …

MG Ezersky, LV Eppelbaum, A Al-Zoubi… - Environmental Earth …, 2014 - Springer
In our article (Ezersky et al. 2013a), in accordance with the request of Editor and Reviewer
we expressed our opinion with respect to the structural model of the Dead Sea sinkholes …