Investigation of the groundwater system at Masaya Caldera, Nicaragua, using transient electromagnetics and numerical simulation

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 217-232

  MacNeil, Richard E ^a   Sanford, Ward E ^b   Connor, Charles B ^a   Sandberg, Stewart K ^a   Diez, Mikel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

caldera; electromagnetic methods; geothermal evaluation; groundwater; hydrology; volcanic structure

Indexed keywords

BASALT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

CALDERA-BOUNDING FAULTS; MULTIPLE SOUNDINGS; TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; WATER-TABLE INFORMATION;

GROUNDWATER;

CALDERA; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSIVITY; WATER TABLE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; MASAYA VOLCANO; NICARAGUA;

EID: 34748847987     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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