Section Summary
This section discusses details on surveys, commonly encountered acquisition geometries and data display.
Electrical Resistivity Primer
OutlineMotivationGeophysical ImagingSubsurface Electrical PropertiesThe Electrical Resistivity MethodSurveys and Data DisplayTimelapse Electrical Resistivity
Summary
Primer objective
Primer contents
Navigation
Disclaimer
Acknowledgements
Copyright and use
Contact/Comments
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Motivation
Approaches
Non Invasive Imaging
Time Lapse Imaging
Summary
What is a geophysical image?
Where does an image come from?
Image Interpretation
Non Uniqueness
Summary
Electrical properties of rocks and soils
Dependency of electrical properties on common soil properties
Ranges of soil electrical properties
Summary
Basic resistivity measurement
Field measurements
Survey Basics
Instrumentation
Naming conventions
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Surveys
Sounding
Profiling
2D profiles
Common geometries
Data display: pseudo sections
3D surveys
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Timelapse concept
Data processing
Result interpretation
Feasibility Assessment