Surface geophysics and borehole inspection as an aid to characterizing karst voids and vadose ventilation patterns (Nerja research site, S. Spain)

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 153-162

  Vadillo, Iñaki ^a   Benavente, José ^b   Neukum, Christoph ^c   Grützner, Christoph ^c   Carrasco, Francisco ^a   Azzam, Rafig ^c   Liñán, Cristina ^a,d   Reicherter, Klaus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Nerja Cave Foundation   (Spain)

Author keywords

CO 2; Geophysical prospecting; Karst voids; Nerja; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; GEOMETRICAL MODELS; GEOPHYSICAL METHODS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENTS; KARST FEATURES; KARST VOIDS; KARSTIFICATION; NERJA; NERJA CAVE; RELATIVE DEGREES; SMALL CAVITIES; TRIASSIC; VADOSE ZONE;

BOREHOLES; CAVES; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER; VENTILATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DOLOMITE; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; KARST; KARSTIFICATION; MARBLE; SPELEOLOGY; SPELEOTHEM; TRIASSIC; VADOSE ZONE; VENTILATION; VOID;

ANDALUCIA; MALAGA [ANDALUCIA]; NERJA; SPAIN;

EID: 84861527029     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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