Widespread occurrence of aquifers currently undetectable with the MRS technique in the Grenville geological province, Canada

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 82-93

  Roy, Jean ^a   Rouleau, Alain ^b   Chouteau, Michel ^c   Bureau, Michel ^d  

^a IGP   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MBG Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquifer characterization; Grenville geological province; Internal magnetic field gradients; Magnetite; MRS (Magnetic Resonance Sounding)

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ATOMS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRON ORES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETITE; OXIDE MINERALS; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; RESONANCE;

AMBIENT NOISES; EARTH'S FIELDS; EFFECTIVE POROSITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIELD TESTS; GRENVILLE GEOLOGICAL PROVINCE; HIGH POROSITIES; INTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD GRADIENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SOUNDINGS; MRS (MAGNETIC RESONANCE SOUNDING); SHALLOW WATERS; SIGNAL DECAYS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AMBIENT NOISE; AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; AQUITARD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETITE; POROSITY; SATURATED MEDIUM;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 54849422408     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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