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Synoptic-scale to mesoscale atmospheric circulation connects fluvial and coastal gravel conveyors and directional deposition of coastal landforms in the Dead Sea basin
The Freddy & Nadin Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
Geological Survey of Israel, 32 Yesha'yahu Leibowitz, Jerusalem,
9371234, Israel
Moshe Armon
The Freddy & Nadin Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
Yehouda Enzel
The Freddy & Nadin Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
Geological Survey of Israel, 32 Yesha'yahu Leibowitz, Jerusalem,
9371234, Israel
The Freddy & Nadin Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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Short summary
Extracting paleoenvironmets from sedimentologic and geomorphic records is a main goal in Earth sciences. We study a chain of processes connecting causative Mediterranean cyclones, coeval floods, storm waves generated by mesoscale funneled wind, and coastal gravel transport. This causes northward dispersion of gravel along the modern Dead Sea coast, which has also persisted since the late Pleistocene, resulting in beach berms and fan deltas always being deposited north of channel mouths.
Extracting paleoenvironmets from sedimentologic and geomorphic records is a main goal in Earth...
