Magnetic survey of Lake Kinneret-central Jordan Valley,Israel |
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Authors: | Zvi Ben-Avraham Yoram Shoham Eitan Klein Haim Michelson Colette Serruya |
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Affiliation: | (1) Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Ltd., Haifa, Israel;(2) Department of Applied Mathematics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel;(3) Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel;(4) Tahal-Water Planning for Israel Ltd., Tel-Aviv, Israel;(5) Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, P.O.B. 345, Tiberia, Israel |
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Abstract: | A magnetic survey of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) was conducted on a 1 km grid of north-south and east-west lines. The results indicate that the margins of the lake are associated with large amplitude anomalies, while the centre is quite smooth. The largest anomaly, more than 500 nT, was detected in the vicinity of the entrance of the Jordan River into the lake. Its source is interpreted to be Late Cenozoic basaltic flows. The lake's margins are associated with faults, hot springs and magnetic anomalies. A broad magnetic anomaly trending east-northeast extends from Ginosar Valley into the lake through most of the lake's width. The distribution of basalt flows of different ages and the various structures of the magnetized layers are all contributing to the magnetic anomaly pattern. |
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