Geophysical and hydrogeologic investigation of groundwater in the Karoo stratigraphic sequence at Sawmills in northern Matabeleland, Zimbabwe: A case history

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 945-960

  Danielsen, Jens E ^a   Dahlin, Torleif ^b   Owen, Richard ^c   Mangeya, Pride ^c   Auken, Esben ^d  

^a Lund University ^*  (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Geophysical methods; Groundwater exploration; Joint inversion; Karoo aquifers; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; RECHARGE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING;

AFRICA; BULAWAYO [ZIMBABWE]; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 34547124341     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0191-z     Document Type: Article

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