Geology and evolution of the southern Dead Sea fault with emphasis on subsurface structure
Z Ben-Avraham, Z Garfunkel… - Annu. Rev. Earth Planet …, 2008 - annualreviews.org
The Dead Sea Fault is an active transform fault linking opening in the Red Sea with collision
in the Taurus/Zagros Mountains. Motion is left-lateral and estimated at approximately 5–7 …
in the Taurus/Zagros Mountains. Motion is left-lateral and estimated at approximately 5–7 …
Stromatolites in caves of the Dead Sea Fault Escarpment: implications to latest Pleistocene lake levels and tectonic subsidence
A varied assemblage of algal stromatolites was encountered in caves along the northern
section of the Dead Sea Fault Escarpment. The caves are situated at the lower part of the …
section of the Dead Sea Fault Escarpment. The caves are situated at the lower part of the …
What triggered the early-to-mid Pleistocene tectonic transition across the entire eastern Mediterranean?
U Schattner - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2010 - Elsevier
Subduction plays a fundamental role in plate tectonics and when interrupted it may trigger a
series of geodynamic and sedimentary responses. Synchronous structural modifications …
series of geodynamic and sedimentary responses. Synchronous structural modifications …
A mid‐Pleistocene deformation transition in the Hula basin, northern Israel: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the Dead Sea Fault
U Schattner, R Weinberger - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The Dead Sea fault (DSF) plate boundary has accommodated relative sinistral motion
between the Sinai and Arabian plates since the Neogene. Geologically based models point …
between the Sinai and Arabian plates since the Neogene. Geologically based models point …
The paleohydrological implications of aragonite precipitation under contrasting climates in the endorheic Dead Sea and its precursors revealed by experimental …
Carbonate minerals are common in both marine and lacustrine records, and are frequently
used for paleoenvironmental reconstructions. The sedimentary sequence of the endorheic …
used for paleoenvironmental reconstructions. The sedimentary sequence of the endorheic …
Anatomy of the Dead Sea Transform from lithospheric to microscopic scale
M Weber, K Abu‐Ayyash, A Abueladas… - Reviews of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Fault zones are the locations where motion of tectonic plates, often associated with
earthquakes, is accommodated. Despite a rapid increase in the understanding of faults in …
earthquakes, is accommodated. Despite a rapid increase in the understanding of faults in …
Stable isotopes of a subfossil Tamarix tree from the Dead Sea region, Israel, and their implications for the Intermediate Bronze Age environmental crisis
A Frumkin - Quaternary Research, 2009 - cambridge.org
Trees growing on the Mt. Sedom salt diapir, at the southern Dead Sea shore, were swept by
runoff into salt caves and subsequently deposited therein, sheltered from surface …
runoff into salt caves and subsequently deposited therein, sheltered from surface …
High‐resolution seismic reflection profiling of neotectonic faults in Lake Timiskaming, Timiskaming Graben, Ontario‐Quebec, Canada
M Doughty, N Eyles, C Eyles - Sedimentology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Timiskaming Graben is a 400 km long, 50 km wide north‐west trending
morphotectonic depression within the Canadian Shield of eastern North America and …
morphotectonic depression within the Canadian Shield of eastern North America and …
Northward migration of the southern diagonal fault of the Hula pull-apart basin, Dead Sea Transform, northern Israel
The Hula Valley, located in northeastern Israel, is a 4 million-year old pull-apart basin
bounded by two left stepped segments of the Dead Sea Transform. Basic models of pull …
bounded by two left stepped segments of the Dead Sea Transform. Basic models of pull …
Microseismicity distribution in the southern Dead Sea basin and its implications on the structure of the basin
B Braeuer, G Asch, R Hofstetter… - Geophysical Journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Summary While the Dead Sea basin has been studied for a long time, the available
knowledge about the detailed seismicity distribution in the area, as well as the deeper …
knowledge about the detailed seismicity distribution in the area, as well as the deeper …