Open AccessA Hybrid Hydrologic-Geophysical Inverse Technique for the Assessment and Monitoring of Leachates in the Vadose Zone
Author(s) -
David Alumbaugh,
Jim Yeh,
Doug LaBrecque,
Robert J. Glass,
James R Brainard,
CHRIS RAUTMAN
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/14908
Subject(s) - vadose zone , hydrogeology , electrical resistivity tomography , ground penetrating radar , geology , borehole , geophysics , soil science , aquifer , hydrology (agriculture) , groundwater , remote sensing , electrical resistivity and conductivity , geotechnical engineering , soil water , radar , telecommunications , engineering , computer science , electrical engineering
The objective of this study is to develop and field test a new, integrated Hybrid Hydrologic-Geophysical Inverse Technique (HHGIT) for characterization of the vadose zone at contaminated sites. This new approach to site characterization and monitoring can provide detailed maps of hydrogeological heterogeneity and the extent of contamination by combining information from 3D electric resistivity tomography (ERT) and/or 2D cross borehole ground penetrating radar (XBGPR) surveys, statistical information about heterogeneity and hydrologic processes, and sparse hydrologic data. Because the electrical conductivity and dielectric constant of the vadose zone (from the ERT and XBGPR measurements, respectively) can be correlated to the fluid saturation and/or contaminant concentration, the hydrologic and geophysical measurements are related
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