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AEG Publication No. 40
Year of Publication : 1998
Number of Pages : 419
Illustrations : 333
Book Size : 18 cm x 25 cm
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CONTENTS
1.
Introduction
1.1 Importance of groundwater; 1.2 Advantages of groundwater and need for its exploration; 1.3 Geophysical methods of exploration for
groundwater; 1.4 Planning and executing geophysical survey programmes
2.
Occurrence and Movement of Groundwater
2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Hydrologic Cycle; 2.3 Subsurface Water and its distribution; 2.4 Classification of rocks as aquifers; 2.5
Consolidated Rocks; 2.6 Unconsolidated Rocks; 2.7 Physical Properties of Water
Bearing Formations; 2.8 Determination of aquifer Properties from Field and
Laboratory Testing; 2.9 Groundwater Provinces of India
3.
Hydrogeological Exploration for Groundwater
3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Basic data for hydrogeological exploration; 3.3 Geological and Hydrogeological maps; 3.4 Geomorphological and
Topographical maps; 3.5 Hydrogeological prospects in different rock terrains
for groundwater exploration; 3.6 Chemistry of groundwater; 3.7 Use of Remote
Sensing methods; 3.8 Study of joints and fractures; 3.9 Types of
Hydrogeological maps; 3.10 Groundwater Balance; 3.11 Geological Prospecting for
groundwater
4.
Remote Sensing Methods
4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Electromagnetic Energy Spectrum; 4.3 Remote Sensing from satellites; 4.4 Digital Processing of remotely sensed
imageries; 4.5 Presentation of Remote Sensing Data; 4.6 Interpretation of
Remote Sensing Imageries; 4.7 Study of Landforms; 4.8 Structural features; 4.9
Final interpretation; 4.10 Example of Indian Case History
5.
Physical Properties of Earth Materials
Electrical
Properties of Rocks
5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Electrical resistivity of rocks; 5.3 Induced Polarization; 5.4 Spontaneous Polarisation Potentials; 5.5 Dielectric
constant; 5.6 Seismic wave velocities in Rock Formations; 5.7 Variation of
Density in Rocks; 5.8 Magnetic Susceptibility of Rocks; 5.9 Thermal
conductivities of Rocks; 5.10 Natural Radioactivity of Rocks; 5.11
Interrelationship of Geophysical Parameters and Water Saturation of rocks
6.
Geophysical Methods of Prospecting - Part I
Seismic
and Magnetic Methods
6.1 Seismic methods; 6.2 Elastic properties of materials and their relation with seismic wave velocities; 6.3 Snell’s law; 6.4 Wave
propagation in a layered medium; 6.5 Travel time curves and apparent velocity;
6.6 The Refraction Method; 6.7 Reflection method; 6.8 Data Acquisition and
Processing of Seismic Data; 6.9 Interpretation of Refraction Seismic
Prospecting data; 6.11 Application of Seismic Refraction Methodology in
Groundwater Exploration; 6.12 Magnetic method; 6.13 Equipment and Field
Procedure for magnetic prospecting; 6.14 Field Procedure; 6.15 Aeromagnetic
surveys; 6.16 Micro-Magnetic Surveys; 6.17 Interpretation of Magnetic Field
Data; 6.19 Applications of magnetic methods in groundwater
7.
Geophysical Methods of Prospecting - Part II
Gravity,
Radiometric and Thermal Methods
Gravity
Method
7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Equipment and Field Procedure; 7.3 Interpretation of gravity data; 7.4 Applications of gravity method in groundwater
prospecting; 7.5 Radiometric method; 7.6 Interpretation; 7.7 Geothermal Method;
7.8 Near Surface measurement of temperatures; 7.9 Interpretation
8.
Geophysical Methods of Prospecting - Part III
Electrical
Methods
8.1 General; 8.2 Direct Current Methods; 8.3 Resistivity Methods; 8.4 Apparent Resistivity; 8.5 Geoelectrical Section; 8.6 Electrical
resistivity profiling; 8.7 Applications of Electrical Profiling; 8.8 Vertical
Electrical Sounding (VES); 8.9 Interpretation of VES Data; 8.10 Applications of
VES in hydrogeological surveys; 8.11 Induced Polarization Method; 8.12
Spontaneous Polarization Method; 8.13 Electrical anisotropy and Radial
measurements of resistivity; 8.14 Charged Body Method
9.
Geophysical Methods of Prospecting - Part IV
Electromagnetic
Methods
9.1 General; 9.2 E.M. Profiling Methods; 9.3 Slingram Method; 9.4 The DIPF method; 9.5 Applications; 9.6 Very Low Frequency
Electromagnetic method; 9.7 Frequency Electromagnetic Sounding (FEMS)
Techniques; 9.8 The E.M.Transient method; 9.9 Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
Method; 9.10 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Method of groundwater prospecting
10.
Geophysical Methods of Prospecting - Part V
Geophysical
Well Logging Methods
10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Borehole Conditions; 10.3 Objectives of geophysical well logging; 10.4 Scheme of Well Logging Operations; 10.5
Classification of Well Logging Methods; 10.6 Electrical Logging; 10.7 Nuclear
and Radiometric Logging Techniques; 10.8 Example of an Application of Well
Logging for Groundwater in Hard Rocks; 10.9 Application of Geophysical Well
Logging as an aid for Hydrofracturing; 10.10 Application of electrical logging
for well construction
11.
Case Histories
11.1 General; 11.2 The study of subsurface structure of large groundwater basins; 11.3 Geophysical Surveys for delineating buried river
valleys; 11.4 Geophysical methods for aiding artificial recharge studies; 11.5
Determination of hydrogeological parameters of aquifers from surface
resistivity studies; 11.6 Geophysical surveys for demarcation of polluted
groundwater zones; 11.7 Seawater intrusion studies using geophysical methods;
11.8 Study of unconsolidated deposits by geophysical methods; 11.9
Hydrogeological Studies in arid environment; 11.10 Groundwater exploration in
volcanic areas; 11.11 Ground water investigations in Hard rock region; 11.12
Groundwater investigations in crystalline and karstified areas; 11.13
Geophysical well logging studies as an aid in groundwater studies; 11.14
Determination of groundwater flow direction from surface geophysical methods;
11.15 Application of geophysical methods in land reclamation studies; 11.16
Airborne Geophysical Exploration for Groundwater; 11.17 Geophysical
Investigations for Groundwater in Valley Fill Area in Granitic Terrain
Appendix
Index
"The effort by the authors is laudable for its comprehensive nature, novelty of some interpretation techniques described and wide coverage of
case histories. As the first of its kind in India, the book merits serious
attention of professionals as well as students and teachers in the field of
groundwater exploration."
Prof. Hari Narain
Former Director of National Geophysical Research Institute,
Former Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, and
Former Surveyor-General of India
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