Studying ground water under delmarva coastal bays using electrical resistivity

Ground Water

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1052-1068

  Manheim, Frank T ^a   Krantz, David E ^b   Bratton, John F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAY AREAS; CABLE SYSTEMS; COASTAL AQUIFERS; DELAWARES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FRESH WATER; HIGH RESISTIVITY; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; HYPERSALINE; INDIAN RIVERS; MARYLAND; MULTI-CHANNEL; OFFSHORE AREA; RESISTIVITY LAYERS; RESISTIVITY SURVEYS; SUBSURFACE SEDIMENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TIDAL CREEKS; VIRGINIA;

AQUIFERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

EID: 33644841688     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2004.tb02643.x     Document Type: Article

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