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Soil Erosion and Sediment Flux in Northern Jordan

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The research area Wadi Al-Arab is located in northern Jordan on the border of Syria and Israel, extending from E 747000 to E 770000 and N 3596000 to N 3618000 (UTM, WGS84, zone 36N) and covering an area of approximately 263.5 km2.

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Kraushaar, S. (2016). The Wadi Al-Arab. In: Soil Erosion and Sediment Flux in Northern Jordan. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31888-2_2

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