Resistivity imaging in steep and weathered terrains

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-112

  Mendoza, J A ^a   Dahlin, T ^b  

^a Centro de Investigaciones Geocientificas   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DATA INVERSION; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GROUNDWATER; IMAGING METHOD; LATERITE; QUARTZ VEIN; VOLCANIC ROCK; WEATHERING PROFILE;

EID: 41849111629     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2007036     Document Type: Article

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