Combined application of electrical resistivity and shallow groundwater sampling to assess salinity in a shallow coastal aquifer in Benin, West Africa

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 505, Issue , 2013, Pages 335-345

  McInnis, D ^a   Silliman, S ^a,b   Boukari, M ^c   Yalo, N ^c   Orou Pete, S ^c   Fertenbaugh, C ^a   Sarre, K ^c   Fayomi, H ^c  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Benin; Coastal aquifers; Direct push sampling; Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT); Groundwater salinization; Vertical electrical sounding (VES)

Indexed keywords

BENIN; COASTAL AQUIFERS; DIRECT-PUSH; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER SALINIZATIONS; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING;

AQUIFERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC PROSPECTING; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; SALINE WATER; SURVEYS; WATER SUPPLY;

ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

COASTAL ZONE; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FIELD METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SHALLOW WATER; SURVEYING; WATER DEPTH; WATER SUPPLY;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 84886859697     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.10.014     Document Type: Article

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