Applied Geophysics in Hydrogeological Practice
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 25561
Special Issue Editor
Interests: near-surface geophysics; hydrogeophysics; electrical and hydraulic properties of rocks; transport; electrical methods; induced polarization; self-potential; laboratory experiments; pore network simulations; inverse problem and optimization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the context of the increasing scarcity of water resources, the detailed characterization of aquifers, in terms of structure, but also in terms of dynamics of the flows that take place inside them, is a crucial issue. The classical hydrological techniques used to determine the hydraulic transmissivity and the storage capacity of the aquifers (in particular pumping tests or tracer tests), even always necessary, require the implementation of wells, which are costly and provide data that are only punctual in space and integrated on large volumes.
During the two last decades, the use of surface geophysical measurements for hydrogeological purposes has developed significantly. Indeed, the geophysical prospection can give additional and fine information about the underground medium between the wells, provided that the petrophysical relationships, which allow the measured geophysical parameters to be converted into hydrological parameters, are known.
This Special Issue aims to bring together the most recent works on the application of surface geophysical methods for a hydrogeological purpose—for instance, for the fine characterization of the structure of aquifers and hydraulic flows inside them, or for the localization and delineation of pollutant plumes. Without being exhaustive, the concerned methods are electromagnetics (e.g., time–domain electromagnetics, radar), active electrical methods (e.g., electrical resistivity tomography and induced polarization) or passive electrical methods (spontaneous potential), nuclear magnetic resonance; or even microgravimetry. Contributions focusing on the petrophysical laws (experimental measurements as well as theoretical models) are also welcome.
Dr. Alexis Maineult
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Hydrogeology
- Aquifer properties
- Underground hydraulic fluxes
- Underground mass transfer
- Contaminant plumes
- Hydrogeophysics
- Near-surface geophysics
- Geophysical methods
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