Geophysics for the irrigation industry - National Program for ...
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GRAVITY............................................................................................................................................ 101<br />
Using gravity to map groundwater level changes ....................................................................... 102<br />
GROUND PENETRATING RADAR ........................................................................................................ 102<br />
MAGNETICS ....................................................................................................................................... 105<br />
MAGNETOMETRIC RESISTIVITY (WILLOWSTICK AQUATRACK)......................................................... 107<br />
MAGNETOTELLURICS (NATURAL AND CONTROLLED SOURCE) .......................................................... 109<br />
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SOUNDING.................................................................................. 109<br />
RADIOMETRICS /SCINTILLOMETERS /GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS ............................................. 110<br />
SEISMIC ............................................................................................................................................. 110<br />
SOIL MOISTURE AND WATER SUCTION SENSORS ................................................................................ 111<br />
Soil moisture content measurement using ground penetrating radar ......................................... 112<br />
REMOTE SENSING - AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND SATELLITE IMAGERY.............................................. 112<br />
VLF................................................................................................................................................... 113<br />
10. SOFTWARE .................................................................................................................................. 115<br />
REAL TIME MAPPING -GEOMAR SOFTWARE...................................................................................... 115<br />
REAL TIME MAPPING -GEOPHEX ....................................................................................................... 115<br />
REAL TIME IMAGING -TERRAOHM INSTRUMENTS AB...................................................................... 115<br />
REAL TIME NAVIGATION AND GENERAL PURPOSE GEOPHYSICAL LOGGING –TRIMBLE..................... 115<br />
REAL TIME NAVIGATION –OTHERS ................................................................................................... 115<br />
REAL TIME IMAGING –IRIS INSTRUMENTS ........................................................................................ 116<br />
VISUALIZATION SOFTWARE -GOLDEN SOFTWARE............................................................................ 116<br />
VISUALIZATION AND ARCHIVING SOFTWARE - ESRI......................................................................... 116<br />
VISUALIZATION SOFTWARE – OTHER................................................................................................. 116<br />
MULTI-DEPTH EC PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION - AARHUS UNIVERSITY HYDROGEOPHYSICS<br />
GROUP ............................................................................................................................................... 116<br />
MULTI-DEPTH EC GEOELECTRIC PROCESSING - AGI......................................................................... 116<br />
MULTI-DEPTH GEOELECTRIC EC PROCESSING -LOKE....................................................................... 116<br />
MULTI-DEPTH EC PROCESSING -INTERPEX....................................................................................... 116<br />
MULTI-DEPTH EC PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION –EMIGMA V7.5.............................................. 117<br />
3D IMAGING OF EC DATA -GROUNDWATER IMAGING...................................................................... 117<br />
11. CASE STUDIES 1 & 2 - APPLICATION OF GEOPHYSICAL METHODS TO IMPROVE<br />
KNOWLEDGE OF GROUNDWATER FLOW AND LEAKAGE FROM WATER SUPPLY<br />
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE ORD AND BURDEKIN IRRIGATION AREAS........................ 119<br />
OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................... 119<br />
CASE STUDY 1–THE ORD IRRIGATION AREA.................................................................................... 119<br />
Context ......................................................................................................................................... 119<br />
Study results ................................................................................................................................. 121<br />
CASE STUDY 2– THE LOWER BURDEKIN........................................................................................... 125<br />
Context ......................................................................................................................................... 125<br />
Surface geomorphology ............................................................................................................... 126<br />
The Burdekin as a fan delta complex - hydrogeological implications ........................................ 127<br />
Geophysical surveys..................................................................................................................... 128<br />
CONCLUSIONS.................................................................................................................................... 131<br />
12. CASE STUDY 3 – SEEPAGE PATHWAY IMAGING ............................................................ 132<br />
THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF CANAL SEEPAGE ....................................................................... 132<br />
PERCOLATION PATHWAY GEOPHYSICAL IMAGING............................................................................. 132<br />
IDENTIFYING ACTIVE AND DORMANT SEEPAGE PATHWAYS............................................................... 133<br />
METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................................. 133<br />
Specialized Geoelectric Array Design......................................................................................... 133<br />
Towing devices............................................................................................................................. 134<br />
Geoelectric transceiver specifications......................................................................................... 134<br />
Canal depth measurement............................................................................................................ 135<br />
Survey track logging .................................................................................................................... 135<br />
SPOTs........................................................................................................................................... 135<br />
RESULTS ............................................................................................................................................ 137<br />
CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................... 140<br />
GEOPHYSICS FOR THE IRRIGATION INDUSTRY<br />
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