Regional-scale airborne electromagnetic surveying of the Yucatan karst aquifer (Mexico): Geological and hydrogeological interpretation;Levé électromagnétique aéroporté à échelle régionale de l'aquifère karstique du Yucatan (Mexique): Interprétation géologique et hydrogéologique

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1407-1425

  Gondwe, Bibi R N ^a   Ottowitz, David ^b   Supper, Robert ^b   Motschka, Klaus ^b   Merediz Alonso, Gonzalo ^c   Bauer Gottwein, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ZAMG Zentralanstalt fuer Meteorologie und Geodynamik   (Austria)

^c Amigos de Sian Ka'an   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Frequency domain EM; Karst; Mexico; Remote sensing; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; AQUIFER; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; FRACTURE ZONE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; KARST; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; YUCATAN;

EID: 84867835984     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0877-8     Document Type: Article

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