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A Remote Sensing Approach to Characterize the Hydrogeology of Mountainous Areas: Application to the Quito Aquifer System (QAS), Ecuador GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. Miriam Rios Sánchez Nov/2009. PIRE 0530109. Aquifer Location & Setting. South America. Ecuador. Lineament mapping. RESEARCH PLAN.
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A Remote Sensing Approach to Characterize the Hydrogeology of Mountainous Areas: Application to the Quito Aquifer System (QAS), EcuadorGEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH Miriam Rios Sánchez Nov/2009 PIRE 0530109
Aquifer Location & Setting South America Ecuador
RESEARCH PLAN A A' A' /Faults / discontinuities Infiltration Exfiltration Fractures Identified Using Satellite Remote Sensing Fractures Geometry (VLF-EM & Geoelectric Methods) Fracture characterization Geophysics Hydrochemistry, Isotope analysis, Existing data ` Integration into Regional Hydrogeological Model
Geoelectrical Methods “SUPER-STING”
Very Low Frequency-Electromagnetics (VLF-EM) 20 40 60 80 100 120 160 0 30 60 90 Ratio* (%) Adapted from the WADI instruction manual, ABEM Instruments, Inc. -90 - 60 -30 In-phase Quadrature Distance along a profile (m) * Between the vertical and the horizontal component “WADI”
PUEMBO PLATEAUS Lineaments SURVEYS SUPER-STING WADI
Lineaments Spring SURVEYS SUPER-STING WADI EL MOLINO
Lineaments Spring SURVEYS SUPER-STING WADI uravia