Deep confined karst detection, analysis and paleo-hydrology reconstruction at a basin-wide scale using new geophysical interpretation of borehole logs

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 406, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 158-169

  Laskow, M ^a   Gendler, M ^b   Goldberg, I ^b   Gvirtzman, H ^c   Frumkin, A ^c  

^a Enterra GEC Ltd   (Israel)

^b GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Borehole geophysics; Buried karst; Confined aquifer; Hypogene caves; Karst distribution; Paleo groundwater

Indexed keywords

BURIED KARST; CONFINED AQUIFERS; HYPOGENE CAVES; KARST DISTRIBUTION; PALEO-GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFERS; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; WELL LOGGING;

LANDFORMS;

BOREHOLE; CENOZOIC; CONFINED AQUIFER; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; KARST HYDROLOGY; KARSTIFICATION; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; RELIEF; SEA LEVEL; SHORELINE; SPELEOLOGY; VOID; WATER LEVEL;

ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 80051587164     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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