Time-Lapse Seismic and Electrical Monitoring of the Vadose Zone during a Controlled Infiltration Experiment at the Ploemeur Hydrological Observatory, France
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Site Description
2.2. Acquisition Setup
3. Results
3.1. Electrical Resistivity Tomography
3.2. Seismic Refraction: Traveltimes and P-wave Velocity
3.3. Petrophysical relationships
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Availability of Data and Materials
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Horizon | Horizon Limits (m) | Clay (%) | Silt (%) | Sand (%) | Soil Type | Sampling Depth (m) | ρb (g/cm3) | ϕ (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 0–0.3 | 7.50 | 85.14 | 7.36 | Silt | 0.15 0.25 | 1.04 ± 0.02 1.31 ± 0.05 | 50 50 |
B | 0.3–1.2 | 2.76 | 68.39 | 28.85 | Silty loam | 0.50 0.90 | 1.79 ± 0.01 1.71 ± 0.02 | 30 30 |
C | 1.2–2 | 2.38 | 62.43 | 32.81 | Silty loam | 1.40 2.00 | 1.86 ± 0.02 1.65 ± 0.05 | 30 30 |
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Blazevic, L.A.; Bodet, L.; Pasquet, S.; Linde, N.; Jougnot, D.; Longuevergne, L. Time-Lapse Seismic and Electrical Monitoring of the Vadose Zone during a Controlled Infiltration Experiment at the Ploemeur Hydrological Observatory, France. Water 2020, 12, 1230. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12051230
Blazevic LA, Bodet L, Pasquet S, Linde N, Jougnot D, Longuevergne L. Time-Lapse Seismic and Electrical Monitoring of the Vadose Zone during a Controlled Infiltration Experiment at the Ploemeur Hydrological Observatory, France. Water. 2020; 12(5):1230. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12051230
Chicago/Turabian StyleBlazevic, Lara A., Ludovic Bodet, Sylvain Pasquet, Niklas Linde, Damien Jougnot, and Laurent Longuevergne. 2020. "Time-Lapse Seismic and Electrical Monitoring of the Vadose Zone during a Controlled Infiltration Experiment at the Ploemeur Hydrological Observatory, France" Water 12, no. 5: 1230. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12051230