Paleochannels and water resources of the Eastern Shore of Virginia: A case study by electrical resistivity methods

Southeastern Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 177-199

  Nowroozi, Ali A ^a   Karst, Adam T ^a   Henderson, Peter N ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOMETRY; PALEOCHANNEL; PLEISTOCENE; WATER RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037354133     PISSN: 00383678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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