Electrical-resistivity characterization of an industrial site using long electrodes

Geophysics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Rucker, Dale F ^a   Loke, Meng H ^b   Levitt, Marc T ^a   Noonan, Gillian E ^a  

^a HYDROGEOPHYSICS INC   (United States)

^b GEOTOMO SOFTWARE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; SURVEYS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANALYTIC SOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; FORWARD MODELING; INVERSE MODELING; RESISTIVITY MAPPING; RESISTIVITY METHODS; SINGLE SHELL TANKS; WASHINGTON STATE;

ELECTRODES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BENCHMARKING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMAGING METHOD; INVERSE ANALYSIS; MAPPING; VADOSE ZONE; WASTE DISPOSAL; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; WELL;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84864158903     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3464806     Document Type: Article

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