Airborne time-domain electromagnetics, electrical resistivity and seismic reflection for regional three-dimensional mapping and characterization of the Spiritwood Valley Aquifer, Manitoba, Canada

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-74

  Oldenborger, Greg A ^a   Pugin, André J M ^a   Pullan, Susan E ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; DEPTH DETERMINATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INCISED VALLEY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

CANADA; MANITOBA; PRAIRIE PROVINCES;

EID: 84873575572     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2012023     Document Type: Article

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