Interpretation of magnetic resonance soundings in rocks with high electrical conductivity

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 118-127

  Legchenko, A ^a   Ezersky, M ^b   Girard, J F ^c   Baltassat, J M ^c   Boucher, M ^c   Camerlynck, C ^d   Al Zoubi, A ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c BRGM   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Magnetic resonance; MRS; Saline water

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONDUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SOUNDING (MRS); MAGNETIC RESONANCE SOUNDINGS; TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETICS;

SALINE WATER;

DATA INTERPRETATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GROUNDWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINE INTRUSION;

EID: 54549091132     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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