Publication Date:
2017-04-04
Description:
Vertical-gradient microgravity and electrical-resistivity tomography
geophysical surveys were performed over a shallow cave in the Italian Armetta
Mountain karst area, close to the Liguria-Piedmont watershed. The aim of this study
was to test the geophysical response of a known shallow cave. The shallowest portion of
the cave exhibits narrow passages and, at about 30 meters below the entrance, a fossil
meander linking two large chambers, the target of the geophysical survey. The integrated
results of the two surveys show a clear geophysical response to the cave. The surveys
exhibited high resistivity values and a negative gravity anomaly over the large cave
passages. This work confirms the ability of these geophysical techniques to give the precise
location of the voids, even in complex environments. The application of these techniques
can be successful for site surveying where the presence of hollows may be expected.
Description:
Published
Description:
11-15
Description:
2.6. TTC - Laboratorio di gravimetria, magnetismo ed elettromagnetismo in aree attive
Description:
JCR Journal
Description:
restricted
Keywords:
Gravity gradient
;
electrical tomography
;
karst aquifer
;
03. Hydrosphere::03.02. Hydrology::03.02.03. Groundwater processes
;
04. Solid Earth::04.03. Geodesy::04.03.04. Gravity anomalies
;
04. Solid Earth::04.06. Seismology::04.06.06. Surveys, measurements, and monitoring
;
05. General::05.08. Risk::05.08.02. Hydrogeological risk
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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