Bedrock mapping of buried valley networks using seismic reflection and airborne electromagnetic data

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 128, Issue , 2016, Pages 191-201

  Oldenborger, G A ^a   Logan, C E ^a   Hinton, M J ^a   Pugin, A J M ^a   Sapia, V ^b   Sharpe, D R ^a   Russell, H A J ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne electromagnetics; Geological modelling; Hydrogeophysics; Seismic reflection

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COST FUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAGNETOMETERS; MAPPING; MORPHOLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; SURVEYS; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER WELLS;

AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETICS; GEOLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROGEOPHYSICS; SEDIMENT-BEDROCK INTERFACE; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; TIME-DOMAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC DATA;

LANDFORMS;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; BEDROCK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOPHYSICS; HYDROLOGY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; VALLEY;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

EID: 84962673488     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2016.03.006     Document Type: Article

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