Electrical resistivity imaging of conductive plume dilution in fractured rock

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 877-890

  Nimmer, Robin E ^a   Osiensky, James L ^a   Binley, Andrew M ^b   Sprenke, Kenneth F ^a   Williams, Barbara C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basalt; Electrical resistance tomography; Fractured rocks; Plume; Tracer tests

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DILUTION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FRACTURED MEDIUM; IMAGING METHOD; PLUME; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547120978     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0159-z     Document Type: Article

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