Can electrical conductivity data from a single pumping test provide information about the location of a neighboring mixing zone between two aquifers? An example from Aix-les-Bains/Marlioz (Savoie, France)

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 502, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-76

  Josnin, Jean Yves ^a   Gallino, Stephanie ^b   Renard, Philippe ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Independent Hydrogeologist ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Electrical conductivity; Mixing thermal and shallow waters; Single well test

Indexed keywords

ALPS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS; SHALLOW WATERS; SINGLE WELL; SUBSURFACE AQUIFERS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

AQUIFERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MIXING; POROUS MATERIALS; WELL TESTING;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; PARAMETERIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOIE;

EID: 84883747884     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.07.029     Document Type: Article

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