Direct-push electrical conductivity logging for high-resolution hydrostratigraphic characterization

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 52-62

  Schulmeister, Marcia K ^a,b,c   Butler Jr , James J ^d,e,f   Healey, John M ^d,g   Zheng, Li ^h   Wysocki, Douglas A ^g,i   McCall, G Wesley ^j,k  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

ⁱ VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DRILLING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTS;

CLAY CONTENT;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RESOLUTION; STRATIGRAPHIC FEATURE;

EID: 0042358672     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2003.tb00683.x     Document Type: Review

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