Frequency domain electromagnetic and ground penetrating radar investigation of ephemeral streams: Case study near the Southern High Plains, Texas

Environmental Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1169-1179

  Burrell, Jeffrey ^a   Gurrola, Harold ^a   Mickus, Kevin ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetics; Ephemeral Streams; Formation Porosity; Ground Penetrating Radar

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DATA STRUCTURES; DROUGHT; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; WATER CONTENT;

ELECTROMAGNETICS; EPHEMERAL STREAMS; FORMATION POROSITY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; EPHEMERAL STREAM; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; POROSITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STREAM CHANNEL; WATER CONTENT;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50849126805     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-1063-5     Document Type: Article

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