Groundwater resources assessment using integrated geophysical techniques in the southwestern region of Peninsular Malaysia

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4129-4144

  Juanah, Mohamed S E ^a   Ibrahim, Shaharin ^a   Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin ^a   Latif, Puziah Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity; Groundwater resources; Induced polarization; Porosity distribution

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; BOREHOLE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INDUCED POLARIZATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MUDSTONE; POROSITY; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SHALE; TUFF; VOLCANIC ROCK;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84885910283     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0700-9     Document Type: Article

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