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Electrical resistivity tomography

Detailed Description

Example of one of one of the geophysical methods (Electrical resistivity tomography) used to detect the freshwater-saltwater interface and the location where freshwater flows onto a reef. Superimposed are the results from chemical analysis of groundwater samples that show that salinity measurements correspond with freshwater, mixing an saline zones.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Atoll groundwater movement and its response to climatic and sea-level fluctuations
Oberle, F.K.J., Swarzenski, P.W., and Storlazzi, C.D., 2017. “Atoll groundwater movement and its response to climatic and sea-level fluctuations” Water, 9:650.

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