Name: Electrical Resistivity and Other Geophysical Methods for Improved Modelling of Groundwater Flow
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Electrical Resistivity and Other Geophysical Methods for Improved Modelling of Groundwater Flow

Edited By: Lagudu Surinaidu, Charles G.D. Bacon

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Aquifer characterisation is essential for groundwater modelling, but traditional methods are time-consuming and expensive. This volume explores how geophysical techniques overcome these limitations, providing high-resolution subsurface data through detailed case studies.

In recent years, distributed and process-based numerical models have been widely used in the modelling of groundwater flow processes and the prediction of available groundwater…

In recent years, distributed and process-based numerical models have been widely used in the modelling of groundwater flow processes and the prediction of available groundwater resources under different climate and land use conditions. However, aquifer characterisation is a prime requisite for groundwater flow and solute transport modelling. In order to characterise any aquifer of interest, bore well lithologs (from drilling) are essential, and aquifer pump tests can provide data of hydraulic properties. Both methods, however, are time-consuming and very expensive. This volume explores the advantages of geophysical techniques that can be used to overcome these limitations and can provide data of the subsurface with high spatial and vertical resolution. It describes case studies with detailed information on the conceptualisation of different aquifers that will be useful to many researchers and academics in the field of earth and environmental science, water resources, and civil engineering.

Dr Lagudu Surinaidu holds a MSc in Hydrology and a PhD in Geophysics from Andhra University, India. He is currently working as a Hydrogeologist for CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, India, having previously spent time as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore and as a special project scientist at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). He has authored and co-authored 36 peer-reviewed publications, and is the editor of one book. He has also served as an Expert Committee Member for the Andhra Pradesh Coastal Zone Management Authority for the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India (2016-2019). His research experience includes groundwater flow and contaminant transport modelling, integrated hydrological modelling, and hydrogeophysics for water and environmental applications.

Dr Charles G. D. Bacon is a Hydrogeologist who received his MSc in Hydrogeology from the University of Birmingham, UK, and his PhD in Geology from the University of Bristol, UK. He is an Honorary Research Associate at the School of Earth Sciences of the University of Bristol, and is currently working as a Groundwater Protection Officer for the Environment Agency (England), dealing with groundwater pollution issues, contaminated land sites, water resources projects, groundwater monitoring and groundwater modelling. He has participated with activities with the IWMI and CSIR-NGRI and has an active interest in Indian hydrogeological projects.

Lagudu Surinaidu, N.C. Mondal, K. Srinivasamoorthy, Tanvi Arora, Rathinasamy Maheswaran, Ratnakar Dhakate, N.Srinivasa Rao, Rambabu Singh, Vidya Sagar, Y.R.Satyaji Rao