Hydrogeophysical imaging of alluvial aquifers: Electrostratigraphic units in the quaternary Po alluvial plain (Italy)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2005-2025

  Mele, M ^a   Bersezio, R ^a,b   Giudici, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquifer characterization; Electrostratigraphy; Hydrogeophysics; Po plain; Vertical electrical soundings

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; BRAIDED RIVER; DEFORMATION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEANDER; QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY; UPLIFT; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING;

ITALY; PO PLAIN;

EID: 84866457539     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-012-0754-7     Document Type: Article

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