Combined use of frequency-domain electromagnetic and electrical resistivity surveys to delineate near-lake groundwater flow in the semi-arid Nebraska Sand Hills, USA;Utilisation combinée de méthodes électromagnétique domaine-fréquence et résistivité électrique pour délimiter un écoulement souterrain proche d?un lac dans les Sand Hills semi-arides du Nabraska, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1539-1545

  Ong, John B ^a   Lane Jr , John W ^b   Zlotnik, Vitaly A ^a   Halihan, Todd ^c   White, Eric A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity; Field techniques; Frequency domain electromagnetic; Geophysical methods; Salt water fresh water relations; USA

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; ESTUARINE FRONT; FIELD METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HOMOGENEITY; SEMIARID REGION;

NEBRASKA; SAND HILLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956247047     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0617-x     Document Type: Article

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