Electrical resistivity technique for exploration and studies on flow pattern of groundwater in multi-aquifer system in the Basaltic terrain of the Adila Basin, Maharashtra

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-82

  Narayanpethkar, A B ^a   Vasanthi, A ^b   Mallick, K ^b  

^a SOLAPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Basaltic terrain; Electrical resistivity; Flow pattern; Groundwater; Maharashtra

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; SOLAPUR; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33645240899     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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