Review of the Seismotectonic Setting of the Gulf of Aqaba with Respect to the 27 June 2015 and the 16 May 2016 Earthquake Sequences
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DOI: 10.1007/s00024-018-2024-5
Abstract: The Gulf of Aqaba is one of the most active places around Egypt, with several earthquake sequences having occurred there through ancient and modern times. In the last century, four earthquake sequences took place in… read more here.
Keywords: earthquake sequences; gulf aqaba; june 2015; may 2016 ... See more keywords
Source parameters of the 27th of June 2015 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake
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DOI: 10.1007/s10950-017-9651-7
Abstract: On the 27 June 2015, at 15:34:03 UTC, a moderate-sized earthquake of Mw 5.0 occurred in the Gulf of Aqaba. Using teleseismic P waves, the focal mechanism of the mainshock was investigated by two techniques.… read more here.
Keywords: june 2015; source parameters; gulf; gulf aqaba ... See more keywords
Statistical seismic quiescence evaluation in the Gulf of Aqaba source zone
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2020.103891
Abstract: Abstract The seismicity rate variations prior to the 1993 and 1995 Gulf of Aqaba mainshocks have been investigated using statistical analysis, focusing on the precursory phenomena of the seismic activity progression. A statistical estimation of… read more here.
Keywords: seismic quiescence; seismicity; gulf aqaba; quiescence ... See more keywords
Sources and transformations of iron in the sediments of the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2019.103691
Abstract: Abstract The Gulf of Aqaba is an oligotrophic marine system with an oxygen-rich water column. Aeolian dust from the Arabian, Sinai, and Sahara deserts is an important source of sedimentary material to the gulf, especially… read more here.
Keywords: water; gulf aqaba; sediments gulf; sources transformations ... See more keywords
Metabolic and oxidative stress responses of the jellyfish Cassiopea to pollution in the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.044
Abstract: Physiological responses of jellyfish to pollution are virtually overlooked. We measured the activity of two glycolytic enzymes (pyruvate kinase (PK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)), lipid peroxidation (LPO), protein and chlorophyll a content in the jellyfish… read more here.
Keywords: gulf aqaba; pollution; jellyfish cassiopea; responses jellyfish ... See more keywords
Assessment of heavy metal pollutants at various sites along the Jordanian coastline of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
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DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2019.1609459
Abstract: ABSTRACT This research investigated the levels of 16 trace and heavy elements in seawater for the first time in the northern Gulf of Aqaba. The concentrations of four selected sites along the Jordanian coast. The… read more here.
Keywords: gulf aqaba; assessment heavy; along jordanian; sites along ... See more keywords
Descriptions of the first zoeas of ten xanthid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Xanthoidea) from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4686.3.1
Abstract: Ovigerous females of 10 species of xanthid crabs (Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838), from five subfamilies, namely, Pseudoliomera speciosa (Dana, 1852) (Actaeinae), Chlorodiella cytherea (Dana, 1852), Chl. laevissima (Dana, 1852), Chl. nigra (Forskål, 1775), Cyclodius granulosus (De… read more here.
Keywords: descriptions first; dana 1852; gulf aqaba; xanthid crabs ... See more keywords
Scorpaena decemradiata new species (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea, a species distinct from Scorpaena porcus
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DOI: 10.3989/scimar.04824.17a
Abstract: The scorpionfish Scorpaena decemradiata n. sp. is described from off the coast of Israel in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea. The new species is similar to S. porcus Linnaeus, 1758, but is characterized… read more here.
Keywords: aqaba northern; gulf aqaba; sea; fin ... See more keywords