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http://dx.doi.org/10.7582/GGE.2018.21.4.255

Application of Geophysical Methods for Developing Saline Groundwater from an Coastal Aquifer  

Lim, Sung Keun (Rural Research Institute, Korea Rural Community Corporation)
Song, Sung-Ho (Rural Research Institute, Korea Rural Community Corporation)
Kim, Soo Hong (Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters, Korea Rural Community Corporation)
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Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration / v.21, no.4, 2018 , pp. 255-261 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to obtain a large amount of saline groundwater around coastal aquaculture farms. Thus, we have proposed a method for evaluating the potential amount of saline groundwater resources through the combined analysis of geophysical methods. Refraction seismic survey and electrical resistivity survey were conducted in the vicinity of fish farm at Hadong, Gyeongnam Province. As the result, the velocity of layer in the range of 900 ~ 2,400 m/s was found to be saltwater aquifer with high water content. Geological drilling investigation and analysis of soil samples also showed that the soil at study area was the same as the texture of sandy loam layer in agricultural radial collector wells installed by KRC (Korea Rural Community Corporation). Futhermore, the study area turned out to be quite possible to develop saline groundwater from the coastal shallow aquifer. Therefore, parallel analysis of refraction seismic surveys and electrical resistivity surveys at coastal area are expected to be very useful for the detection of the aquifer composed of sand and gravel layers with high porosity in sandy sedimentary layers along the coastal area.
Keywords
aquaculture; saline water; aquifer; seismic survey; electrical resistivity survey;
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