Continuous electrical imaging for mapping aquifer recharge along reaches of the Namoi River in Australia

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 259-270

  Kelly, B F J ^a   Allen, D ^b   Ye, K ^c,e   Dahlin, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Groundwater Imaging Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c URS Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BOREHOLE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOODING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; IMAGING METHOD; RECHARGE; UNCONFINED AQUIFER;

AUSTRALIA; NAMOI RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 77951086561     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2009024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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