Cave detection using multiple geophysical methods: Unicorn cave, Harz Mountains, Germany

Geophysics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Kaufmann, Georg ^a   Romanov, Douchko ^a   Nielbock, Ralf ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Gesellschaft Unicornu Fossile   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INFILL DRILLING; SEDIMENTS; SURVEYS;

CAVE DETECTION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING; FORWARD MODELING; GEOPHYSICAL METHODS; HARZ MOUNTAINS; SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES; SUBSURFACE VOIDS; ZECHSTEIN FORMATION;

CAVES;

CAVE DEPOSIT; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GRAVIMETRY; INFILL; MODELING; SEDIMENT;

GERMANY; HARZ MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84857298862     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3560245     Document Type: Article

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