• Aquifer Characterization Based on Geophysical Methods and Application Analysis on Past Cases

  • Juyeon Jeong1·Bitnarae Kim1·Seo Young Song1·In Seok Joung1·Sung-Ho Song2·Myung Jin Nam1,3*

  • 1Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering, Sejong University, South Korea
    2Korea Rural Community Corporation
    3Department of Energy Resources and Geosystems Engineering, Sejong University, South Korea

  • 물리탐사에 기초한 대수층 특성화 및 적용 사례 분석

  • 정주연1·김빛나래1·송서영1·정인석1·송성호2·남명진1,3*

  • 1세종대학교 에너지자원공학과
    2한국농어촌공사 농어촌연구원
    3세종대학교 지구자원시스템공학과

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Abstract

For its essential importance as a resource, sustainable development of groundwater has been major research interests for many decades. Conventional characterization of aquifer and groundwater has relied on borehole data from observation well. Although borehole data provide useful information on yield and flow of groundwater, it is often difficult and sometimes costly to estimate the spatial distribution of groundwater in entire aquifer. Geophysical probing is an alternative techique that provides such information due to its capability to image subsurface structures as well as to delineate spatial distribution of hydraulic parameters. This study presents various technical information about geophysical probing to estimate main characteristics of aquifer for groundwater exploitation. Subsequently, we analyzed representative cases, in which geophysical methods were applied to identify the location of the groundwater, classify freshwater and brine, derive hydraulic constants, and monitor groundwater.


Keywords: Aquifer characterization, Groundwater, Geophysical method,Hydraulic parameter

This Article

  • 2022; 27(2): 1-23

    Published on Apr 30, 2022

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2022.27.2.001
  • Received on Dec 13, 2021
  • Revised on Dec 18, 2021
  • Accepted on Mar 30, 2022

Correspondence to

  • Myung Jin Nam

  • 1Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering, Sejong University, South Korea
    3Department of Energy Resources and Geosystems Engineering, Sejong University, South Korea

  • E-mail: nmj1203@gmail.com