El-Dab'a ground water aquifer assessment, Egypt
Initial Publication Date: June 18, 2012
Summary
El-Dabaa area is an area located in the norther part of the western desert, Egypt and planed to be nuclear power point. Some vertical electrical sounding have been done there to evaluate the ground water aquifer there to monitor the effect of sea water intrusion and its effect on the fresh water aquifer
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Context
Audience
Undergraduate required topic in exploration geophysics course
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
Good knowledge about the resistivity technique and its applications
How the activity is situated in the course
As a part of a sequence of exercises including structure exercises, remote sensing and geomorphology execirses.
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity
discriminate between the different subsurface layers depending on its water content and water quality.
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
Data interpretation and computing models that presents the real image of the subsurface.
Other skills goals for this activity
Data acquisition and field work
Description and Teaching Materials
The uploaded files are location map for the VES distribution and some examples of VESs
Location Map (a 1571 by 2400 pixel WebP)VESs (Excel 39kB Jun10 12)
VESs (Excel 35kB Jun10 12)
Teaching Notes and Tips
These data should be analyzed using some specific programs such as Zohdy or IX1D or other
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Assessment
Check the final model and how the student got it.