Use of vertical electrical soundings to delineate seawater intrusion in a coastal area of Byunsan, Korea

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1207-1219

  Song, Sung Ho ^a   Lee, Jin Yong ^b   Park, Namsik ^c  

^a Korea Rural Community and Agriculture Corporation   (South Korea)

^b GeoGreen21 Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ionic ratio; Korea; Resistivity; Seawater intrusion; Vertical electric sounding

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; SOUNDING APPARATUS; WATERSHEDS;

IONIC RATIO; KOREA; VERTICAL ELECTRIC SOUNDING;

SALT WATER INTRUSION;

BEDROCK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; CORE LOGGING; DRILLING; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; SALINE INTRUSION; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING;

ASIA; BYUNSAN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 34248379708     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0559-8     Document Type: Article

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