An alternative methodology for the analysis of electrical resistivity data from a soil gas study

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 632-640

  Johansson, Sara ^a,b   Rosqvist, Håkan ^c   Svensson, Mats ^b   Dahlin, Torleif ^a   Leroux, Virginie ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Tyrens AB   (Sweden)

^c NSR AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Equations of state; Hydrogeophysics; Numerical approximations and analysis; Permeability and porosity; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; ANALYSIS OF RESISTIVITY; DATA QUALITY; DIURNAL TEMPERATURES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FIELD DATA; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FLEXIBLE TOOL; GAS FLUX; HYDROGEOPHYSICS; LAYER MODEL; LEAST-SQUARES FORMULATION; METHANE FLUXES; NUMERICAL APPROXIMATIONS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; RESIDUAL RESISTIVITY; RESISTIVITY DATA; RESISTIVITY PROFILE; RESISTIVITY SURVEYS; RESISTIVITY VALUES; RESISTIVITY VARIATION; SOIL GAS; SOIL LAYER; SOIL PORES; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STATIC CHAMBERS; TIME AXIS; VERTICAL EXTENSION; WEATHER DATA;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAND FILL; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; METHANE; SOIL MOISTURE; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

SOIL SURVEYS;

DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; EQUATION OF STATE; FIELD METHOD; IMAGING METHOD; LANDFILL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SOIL GAS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

HELSINGBORG; SKANE; SWEDEN;

EID: 79960373951     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05080.x     Document Type: Article

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