Do air-filled caves cause high-resistivity anomalies? Do air-filled caves cause high-resistivity anomalies? A six-case study from the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Area, San Antonio, TX

Alternative Title

Do air-filled caves cause high-resistivity anomalies? A six-case study from the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Area, San Antonio, TX

Creator

Mustafa Saribudak
Alf Hawkins
Kim Stoker

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Publication Date

January 2012

Abstract

Of course they do! But it is rarely that caves are purely made of air-filled. A variety of sediments accumulates in caves and can be preserved more or less intact for long periods of time (Palmer, 2007). Presence of sand and gravel and clay deposits, mineralization, faults and fractures, perched water in caves are the rules rather than the exception. The purpose of the study is to show that air-filled cavities do not always cause high resistivity anomalies due to the complex subsurface conditions, and they are sometimes are not separable as a cave anomaly from the surrounding rocks. Open Access - Permission by Author(s) (2012)

Keywords

Regional Speleology, United States

Type

Text

Language

English

Identifier

K26-01275

Recommended Citation

Saribudak, Mustafa; Hawkins, Alf; and Stoker, Kim, "Do air-filled caves cause high-resistivity anomalies? Do air-filled caves cause high-resistivity anomalies? A six-case study from the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Area, San Antonio, TX" (2012). KIP Data Sets and Technical Reports. 63.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_data/63