The process of ghost-rock karstification and its role in the formation of cave systems

C Dubois, Y Quinif, JM Baele, L Barriquand, A Bini… - Earth-Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents an extensive review of the process of ghost-rock karstification and
highlights its role in the formation of cave systems. The process integrates chemical …

Evaluation of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) for mapping the soil–rock interface in karstic environments

Q Cheng, M Tao, X Chen, A Binley - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Rocky desertification is a significant threat in the karst regions of southwest China. Studies of
soil distribution can contribute to protecting and recovering the fragile karst ecosystem that is …

A fractal model for the electrical conductivity of water-saturated porous media during mineral precipitation-dissolution processes

F Rembert, D Jougnot, L Guarracino - Advances in Water Resources, 2020 - Elsevier
Precipitation and dissolution are prime processes in carbonate rocks and being able to
monitor them is of major importance for aquifer and reservoir exploitation or environmental …

Imaging groundwater infiltration dynamics in the karst vadose zone with long-term ERT monitoring

A Watlet, O Kaufmann, A Triantafyllou… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2018 - hess.copernicus.org
Water infiltration and recharge processes in karst systems are complex and difficult to
measure with conventional hydrological methods. In particular, temporarily saturated …

An Integrated Geophysical and Unmanned Aerial Systems Surveys for Multi-Sensory, Multi-Scale and Multi-Resolution Cave Detection: The Gravaglione Site (Canale …

G Romano, L Capozzoli, N Abate, M De Girolamo… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gravaglione represents one of the main swallow holes of the Canale di Pirro, low Murge,
Apulia region, Italy. Here, after an intense rainstorm, a huge volume of rainwater …

Detection of undercover karst features by geophysics (ERT) Lascaux cave hill

C Verdet, C Sirieix, A Marache, J Riss, JC Portais - Geomorphology, 2020 - Elsevier
The study of karst features under a detrital cover is difficult to obtain using punctual
traditional tools. This paper presents a 3D geostatistical modeling of ERT (Electrical …

Characterization of karst structures using quasi-3D electrical resistivity tomography

Q Cheng, X Chen, M Tao, A Binley - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Karst is characteristically complex, hydrogeologically, due to a high degree of heterogeneity,
which is often typified by specific features, for example, cavities and sinkholes, embedded in …

The role of porous matrix in water flow regulation within a karst unsaturated zone: an integrated hydrogeophysical approach

S Carriere, K Chalikakis, C Danquigny, H Davi… - Hydrogeology …, 2016 - hal.science
Some portions of the porous rock matrix in the karst unsaturated zone (UZ) can contain large
volumes of water and play a major role in water flow regulation. The essential results are …

3D electrical resistivity tomography of karstified formations using cross-line measurements

M Van Hoorde, T Hermans, G Dumont, F Nguyen - Engineering geology, 2017 - Elsevier
The acquisition of a full 3D survey on a large area of investigation is difficult, and from a
practitioner's point of view, very costly. In high-resolution 3D surveys, the number of …

River-groundwater connectivity in a karst system, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia

M Keshavarzi, A Baker, F Bryce, J Kelly… - Hydrogeology …, 2017 - search.proquest.com
The characterization of river-aquifer connectivity in karst environments is difficult due to the
presence of conduits and caves. This work demonstrates how geophysical imaging …