Monitoring the saltwater intrusion by time lapse electrical resistivity tomography: The Chioggia test site (Venice Lagoon, Italy)

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 117-130

  de Franco, R ^a   Biella, G ^b   Tosi, L ^b   Teatini, P ^b,c   Lozej, A ^a,d   Chiozzotto, B ^e   Giada, M ^e   Rizzetto, F ^b   Claude, C ^f   Mayer, A ^f   Bassan, V ^g   Gasparetto Stori, G ^h  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e Morgan Srl   (Italy)

^f CEREGE   (France)

^g Provincia di Venezia Servizio Geologico   (Italy)

^h Consorzio di Bonifica Adige Bacchiglione ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity tomography; Saltwater intrusion dynamics; Time lapse monitoring; Venice Lagoon

Indexed keywords

CONFINED AQUIFERS; CONTAMINANT MONITORING; DEEP BOREHOLES; DIFFERENT TIME SCALE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE SPACING; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; FORMATION RESISTIVITY; FRESH WATER; HIGH RESOLUTION; MINIMUM VALUE; MULTISCALES; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; PHREATIC; RESISTIVITY CHANGES; RESISTIVITY FLUCTUATIONS; RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAM; RESISTIVITY VALUES; SALT INTRUSION; SALTWATER INTRUSION DYNAMICS; SHALLOW AQUIFERS; TEST SITE; TIME LAPSE MONITORING; TIME-SCALES; VENICE LAGOON; WINTER SEASONS;

AQUIFERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SALT WATER INTRUSION; STRATIGRAPHY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER LEVELS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

COASTAL LAGOON; CONFINED AQUIFER; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; MONITORING; PHREATIC ZONE; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER LEVEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 70549111593     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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