Hydrogeological prospecting using P- And S-wave landstreamer seismic reflection methods

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 7, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 315-327

  Pugin, André J M ^a   Pullan, Susan E ^a   Hunter, James A ^a   Oldenborger, Greg A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SOURCE; WELL WATER;

EID: 77951041509     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2009033     Document Type: Article

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