The structure of the Dead Sea basin

Garfunkel, Zvi; Ben‐Avraham, Zvi

doi:10.1016/s0040-1951(96)00188-6

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“…The pull-apart is associated with NW-SE compression and NE-SW tensile stress (Fig. 3a) (Garfunkel, 1997). Numerous faults have been detected throughout the DS area (Fig.…”

Section: Tectonicsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The central part of the DS subsides along normal faults forming the graben area. The subsidence is conditioned by the pull-apart causing the W-E divergence of the marginal faults (Garfunkel, 1997).…”

Section: Tectonicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A main question arises that numerous faults are widely distributed through the DS coastal area (e.g., Garfunkel, 1981;Garfunkel et al, 1997), whereas sinkholes are usually developed in a single narrow strip 50-100 m wide, roughly parallel to the DS shore.…”

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confidence: 99%

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

Ezersky¹,

Legchenko²,

Eppelbaum³

et al. 2017

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Abstract: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 sinkhole development corresponds to location of the salt formation deposited during the latest Pleistocene, when the Lake Lisan receded to later become the Dead Sea. Water flowing to the Dead Sea from adjacent and underlying aquifers dissolves salt and creates caverns that cause ground subsidence and consequent formation of sinkholes. Before subsidence, these caverns are not visible on the surface but can be investigated with surface geophysical methods. For that, we applied Surface Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (SNMR), Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) Seismic refraction and reflection, Multichannel Analysis of Surface waves (MASW), microgravity and magnetic surveys and their combinations. Our geophysical results allowed us to locate the salt formation and to detect caverns in salt thus contributing to better understanding sinkhole development mechanisms. Comparison of sinkhole appearance along the western DS shore derived from the recent database (2017) shows that predictions made on the base of geophysical data (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008) are now confirmed thus demonstrating efficiency of our study. In this paper, we briefly present a summary of up to date knowledge of the geology and hydrogeology of Dead Sea basin, of the physical properties of the salt rock and the most popular models explaining mechanisms of sinkhole development. We also share our experience gained during geophysical studies carried out in the framework of national and international research projects in this area for the last 20 years.Dead Sea, evaporate karst, geophysics, sinkholes Ezersky M.G., Legchenko A., Eppelbaum L. and Al-Zoubi A., 2017. Overview of the geophysical studies in the Dead Sea coastal area related to evaporite karst and recent sinkhole development.

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“…The pull-apart is associated with NW-SE compression and NE-SW tensile stress (Fig. 3a) (Garfunkel, 1997). Numerous faults have been detected throughout the DS area (Fig.…”

Section: Tectonicsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Tectonicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

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Legchenko²,

Eppelbaum³

et al. 2017

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“…In the modeling, we use a tectonic setting similar to the Dead Sea Transform (Garfunkel and Ben-Avraham, 1996), considering the Dead Sea Basin to be a classical pull-apart basin. The model box is subjected to constant left-lateral transform motion at the side boundaries with a velocity of 0.6 cm/yr.…”

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Three-dimensional numerical models of the evolution of pull-apart basins

Petrunin¹,

Sobolev²

2008

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

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To cite this version:A.G. Petrunin, S.V. Sobolev. Three-dimensional numerical models of the evolution of pullapart basins. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Elsevier, 2008, 171 (1-4) This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.Page 1

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“…BenAvraham, 1997;Garfunkel and Ben-Avraham, 1996;Niemi et al, 1997), providing a framework for future research. In the mean time, the first joint Israel-Jordan studies have been carried out, integrating data from both sides of the rift, providing for the first time an internally consistent picture of the transform system (DESERT Team, 2000;.…”

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confidence: 99%