Application of seismic stratigraphy and sedimentology to regional hydrogeological investigations: An example from Oak Ridges Moraine, southern Ontario, Canada

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 711-730

  Sharpe, D R ^a   Pugin, A ^b   Pullan, S E ^a   Gorrell, G ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Institut F A Forel   (Switzerland)

^c Gorrell Resources Investigations   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrogeology; Oak Ridges Moraine; Sedimentology; Seismic stratigraphy; Southern Ontario

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

HYDROSTRATIGRAPHIC PARAMETERS;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA;

EID: 0142091204     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t03-020     Document Type: Article

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