Visualization of conduit-matrix conductivity differences in a karst aquifer using time-lapse electrical resistivity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 24, 2012, Pages

  Meyerhoff, Steven B ^a   Karaoulis, Marios ^a   Fiebig, Florian ^b   Maxwell, Reed M ^a   Revil, André ^a,c   Martin, Jonathan B ^b   Graham, Wendy D ^b  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; LANDFORMS; RIVERS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; FLORIDA; GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; KARST AQUIFER; KARST CONDUIT; KARSTIC; RAINFALL INFILTRATION; SURFACE WATER FLOWS; TIME-SCALES;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; DISCHARGE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; KARST; MATRIX; RECHARGE; VISUALIZATION; WATER FLOW;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; SANTA FE RIVER [FLORIDA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871537159     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL053933     Document Type: Article

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