Improved karst exploration by VLF-EM-gradient survey: comparison with other geophysical methods

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-310

  Bosch, F P ^a   Muller I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 77951062877     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2005025     Document Type: Article

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