Characterization of recharge through complex vadose zone of a granitic aquifer by time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-44

  Arora, Tanvi ^a   Ahmed, Shakeel ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Recharge; Time lapse electrical resistivity tomography; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX STRUCTURE; CONDUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS; COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH; DIFFERENCE IMAGES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; ESTIMATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT; GEOPHYSICAL METHODS; GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCHES; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HARD ROCKS; HIGH VARIABILITY; HYDERABAD; LAND SURFACE; LONG TERM MONITORING; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; NON-INVASIVE; PISTON FLOW; POINT MEASUREMENT; RAINFALL RECHARGE; RECHARGE; RESISTIVITY VARIATION; RICHARD'S EQUATION; SPACE AND TIME; UNSATURATED ZONE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

AQUIFERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FRACTURE; GEOPHYSICS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; TOMOGRAPHY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; RAINFALL; RECHARGE; SOIL MOISTURE; TOMOGRAPHY; VADOSE ZONE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; HYDERABAD [ANDHRA PRADESH]; INDIA;

EID: 78651506807     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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