The use of GIS-based 3D geological tools to improve hydrogeological models of sedimentary media in an urban environment

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2145-2162

  Velasco, V ^a,b   Gogu, R ^c,d   Vazquez Sune E ^b   Garriga, A ^a,b   Ramos, E ^e   Riera, J ^a,b   Alcaraz, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Romania)

^d ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D geological model; Geospatial database; GIS; Hydrogeological model; Stratigraphic analysis

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; BOREHOLES; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOPHYSICS; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STRATIGRAPHY; URBAN PLANNING; WELL LOGGING;

3-D GEOLOGICAL MODELS; GEO-SPATIAL DATABASE; HYDROGEOLOGICAL MODELS; INTERACTIVE ANALYSIS; MEDITERRANEAN COASTS; STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMNS; STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

AUTOMATION; BOREHOLE; COASTAL ZONE; DATA MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; GIS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SOFTWARE; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UPSCALING; URBAN AREA;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; BESOS BASIN; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84875413831     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1898-2     Document Type: Article

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