Electrical resistivity and Ground Penetrating Radar for the characterisation of the internal architecture of Quaternary sediments in the Midlands of Ireland

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 638-647

  Pellicer, Xavier M ^a   Gibson, Paul ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Ireland   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Electrical Resistivity Tomography; Glacial; GPR; Ireland; Near surface

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE DRILLING; DATA-AIDED; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; FIELD METHODS; GEOLOGICAL DATA; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES; GEOTECHNICAL; GLACIAL; GROUND AREA; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; GROUND PENETRATING RADARS; ICE SHEET; INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE; IRELAND; LABORATORY TESTING; LITHO-STRATIGRAPHIC; LITHOLOGICAL COMPOSITION; LOW CONDUCTIVITY; NEAR-SURFACE; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS; RADARGRAMS; STUDY AREAS; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ARCHITECTURE; CLAY DEPOSITS; DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GRAVEL; ICE; LITHOLOGY; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PEAT; RADAR; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILT;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; ICE SHEET; PARTICLE SIZE; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM;

IRELAND;

EID: 80155135521     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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