Application of electrical imaging for borehole siting in hardrock regions of India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-158

  Barker, Ron ^a   Rao, T Venkateswara ^b   Thangarajan, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dindigul district; Electrical imaging; Hard rock region; Kodaganar river basin; Potential boreholes; Tamil Nadu

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; ELECTRICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; HARD ROCK; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0042805133     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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