Utility of the 2-D multi-electrode resistivity imaging technique in groundwater exploration in the Voltaian Sedimentary Basin, Northern Ghana

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 267-275

  Ewusi, Anthony ^a   Kuma, Jerry S ^a   Voigt, Hans J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borehole drilling; Geophysical survey; Shale and mudstone environments; Success rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949655290     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11053-009-9102-4     Document Type: Article

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