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ftunivsavoie:oai:HAL:hal-00514233v1

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10.1016/j.crte.2009.08.005

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Geophysical characterisation of karstic networks – Application to the Ouysse system (Poumeyssen, France)


Abstract

International audience ; In the framework of the management of karstic aquifers, geophysical reconnaissance can be used to locate conduits and caves, and to characterise the surrounding limestone matrix. Suitable characterisation of heterogeneities in the karstic environment is, however, challenging for ground-based geophysical methods. The present article describes the results, and evaluates the response and accuracy of combined geophysical measurements carried out at the Poumeyssen test site in France, involving electrical resistivity imaging (ERI), magnetic resonance sounding (MRS), ‘‘mise-à-la-masse'' electrical mapping, and seismic tomography. This site provides the opportunity to study a relatively wide, shallow, water-filled conduit whose location and shape are known from topographic work carried out by cave divers. Seismic and MRS provided the exact location and width of the conduit, to within a few meters. The seismic and electrical data suggest that the limestone medium surrounding the conduit is not homogeneous. To cite this article: R. Guérin et al., C. R. Geoscience 341 (2009).

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