The hydrogeology of Adama-Wonji basin and assessment of groundwater level changes in Wonji wetland, Main Ethiopian Rift: Results from 2D tomography and electrical sounding methods

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1323-1335

  Furi, Wakgari ^a   Razack, Moumtaz ^a   Haile, Tigistu ^b   Abiye, Tamiru A ^c   Legesse, Dagnachew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

2D tomography; Aquifer; Groundwater; Main Ethiopian Rift; Wonji

Indexed keywords

2D TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRICAL SOUNDING METHOD; FAULT SYSTEM; FLOW SYSTEMS; GEOELECTRIC SECTIONS; GEOPHYSICAL IMAGING; GEOPHYSICAL RESISTIVITY; GROUND WATER LEVEL; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HIGH RESOLUTION; IRRIGATION WATERS; LOW RESISTIVITY; MAIN ETHIOPIAN RIFT; RESISTIVITY VARIATION; SHALLOW AQUIFERS; STRONG LINK; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS; WONJI;

AQUIFERS; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; SURFACE WATERS; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FAULT ZONE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; TOMOGRAPHY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER LEVEL;

EAST AFRICAN RIFT; ETHIOPIAN RIFT;

EID: 79952069818     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0619-y     Document Type: Article

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