Alternative Title
NCKRI Symposium 2: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst
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Publication Date
May 2013
Abstract
pg(s) 255-261 Because of heterogeneity and anisotropy, it is very difficult to optimize groundwater exploration drilling locations in karst areas using only hydrogeological information. However, the integrated application of the audio frequency telluric method and electrical resistivity tomography has proved to be efficient for groundwater exploration in karst areas with or without thin cover. In the case studies presented here, audio frequency telluric profiling is used to roughly determine the location and strike of a karsted or fractured zone where the cover thickness is less than 30 m, then an electrical resistivity profile perpendicular to the strike of the zone is designed to reconstruct the resistivity structure with a Schlumberger array. By combining the geophysical results with available hydrogeological data, an optimal drilling site can be established. This integrated geophysical approach for karst water exploration has been used in several projects and the results show that the method is reasonable and useful. Open Access - Permission by Publisher See Extended description for more information.
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Conference Proceeding
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University of South Florida
Identifier
K26-01595
Recommended Citation
Gan, Fuping; Chen, Yixiang; and Zhao, Wei, "Integrated geophysical methods for groundwater exploration in a karst area with or without thin cover - a case study from Tai\'an City, Shandong Province, China NCKRI Symposium 2: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst" (2013). KIP Talks and Conferences. 70.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_talks/70
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