Application of surface-geophysical methods to investigations of sand and gravel aquifers in the glaciated Northeastern United States
Professional Paper
1415-A
By: F. P. Haeni
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Abstract
Combined use of seismic-refraction, direct-current resistivity, very-low-frequency terrain-resistivity, and inductive terrain-conductivity methods were demonstrated at sites in Connecticut, New York, and Maine. Although no single method can define both the hydrogeologic boundaries and general grain-size characteristics of sand and gravel aquifers, a combination of these methods can. Comparisons of measured electrical properties of aquifers with logs of test holes and wells indicate that, for a given conductivity of ground water, the bulk electrical resistivity of aquifers in the glaciated Northeast increases with grain size.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Application of surface-geophysical methods to investigations of sand and gravel aquifers in the glaciated Northeastern United States |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1415 |
| Chapter | A |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1415A |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Office of Ground Water |
| Description | 70 p. |
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