Determining subsurface fracture characteristics from azimuthal resistivity surveys: A case study at Nsawam, Ghana

Geophysics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Boadu, Fred Kofi ^a   Gyamfi, Joseph ^a   Owusu, Emmanuel ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Fertilisers; Geophysical techniques; Groundwater; Rocks; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CONTAMINATION; FERTILIZERS; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POROSITY; ROCKS;

AZIMUTHAL RESISTIVITY SURVEYS; FRACTURED ROCK MASS; GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES;

GEOPHYSICS;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FRACTURE NETWORK; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY;

AFRICA; EASTERN REGION; GHANA; NSAWAM; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33645663266     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2073888     Document Type: Article

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