Seismic-Reflection and Ground Penetrating Radar for Environmental Site Characterization
The goals of the project are: (1) To examine the complementary site-characterization capabilities of modern, three component shallow seismic reflection (SSR) techniques and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) methods at depths ranging from 2 to 8 m at an existing test site; (2) To demonstrate the usefulness of the two methods when used in concert to characterize, in three dimensions, the cone of depression of a pumping well that will serve as a proxy site for fluid-flow at an actual, polluted site; (3) To use the site as an outdoor mesoscale laboratory to validate existing three dimensional ground-penetrating radar and seismic-reflection computer models developed at the University of Kansas. To do this, seismic and GPR data are being collected along the same line(s) and within the same depth range. The principal investigators selected a site in central Kansas as a primary location, and although the site itself is not environmentally sensitive, the area offers attributes that are particularly useful for this research and allow the site to serve as a proxy for areas that are contaminated. As part of an effort to evaluate the strengths of each method, the seismic and GPR surveys are repeated on a seasonal basis to establish how the complementary information obtained varies over time. Because the water table fluctuates seasonally at this site, variations in the two types of data over time also can be observed. Such noninvasive, in-situ methods of identifying and characterizing the hydrologic flow regimes at contaminated sites support the prospect of developing effective, cost conscious cleanup strategies in the near future.
- Research Organization:
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas; State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG07-97ER14826
- OSTI ID:
- 828637
- Report Number(s):
- EMSP-60199-1999; R&D Project: EMSP 60199; TRN: US200427%%547
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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