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Near surface applications of borehole radar

Conference ·
OSTI ID:381499
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Waterloo, Ontario (Canada)
  2. Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
  3. Sensors and Software Inc., Mississauga, Ontario (Canada)

Borehole radar (BHR) measurements, collected adjacent to a landfill site, demonstrate the useful application of this technique in understanding the near surface (upper 30m) hydrogeological conditions. The stratigraphy consists of relatively uniform ice-contact sand deposits, with the water table at a depth of 16.5 m. Zero offset gathers provide a simple technique for defining stratigraphy, water content and contaminate delineation. Multiple offset gathers, before and during a water injection experiment, demonstrate that velocity tomograms can image water content changes on the order of 0.5 percent.

OSTI ID:
381499
Report Number(s):
CONF-960477--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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