An approach to construct the weathering profile in a hilly granitic terrain based on electrical imaging

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-38

  Giao, P H ^a   Weller, A ^b   Hien, D H ^a   Adisornsupawat, K ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrical imaging; Hilly terrain; Site investigation; Topographic correction; Weathered granites

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY; WEATHERING;

ELECTRICAL IMAGING; HILLY TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHIC CORRECTIONS;

GRANITE;

DATA INTERPRETATION; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GRANITE; SITE INVESTIGATION; TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHY; WEATHERING PROFILE;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHUKET [SOUTHERN REGION]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 43649095100     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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