Assessment of hydrogeological conditions in basement aquifers of the Precambrian Oban massif, southeastern Nigeria

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 195-204

  Edet, A E ^a   Okereke, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Basement aquifer; Groundwater potential index; Lineament length density; Oban Massif

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOREHOLES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RADAR IMAGING; WATER WELLS;

GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL INDEX; WATER BEARING FORMATION TRANSMISSIVITY;

WATER RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

AQUIFER; CRYSTALLINE BASEMENT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LINEAMENT LENGTH DENSITY; RADAR IMAGERY; RESISTIVITY; WATER RESOURCES;

NIGERIA, OBAN MASSIF;

EID: 0031104406     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(96)00049-3     Document Type: Article

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