Recharge and discharge mechanism and dynamics in the mountainous northern Upper Jordan River Catchment, Israel [Elektronische Ressource] / by Heike Brielmann

Recharge and discharge mechanism and dynamics in the mountainous northern Upper Jordan River Catchment, Israel By Heike Brielmann, Rostock A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Geosciences at Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich in partial fullfilment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree January 2008 Day of examination: 29.04.2008 Dean: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Mauser st1 Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Seiler nd2 Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Christian Wolkersdorfer To Marie & Josef Ciupa and Margret Crusius. „Like the Eskimos’ reputedly rich vocabulary for snow, the Hebrew language has separate words for the first and last rainfall, dew, different levels of floods, and half a dozen types of drought. The word „water“ itself appears 580 times in the Old Testament. The Hebrew patriarchs concerned themselves with digging and protecting wells. Water is a prerequisite for a variety of ritual purifications. There is no more common metaphor in the religious liturgy.“ Alon Tal (2002), Pollution in a Promised Land – An Environmental History of Israel. Table of contents Table of contents ................................................................................................................................ i Table of figures....................................................................................................................