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Geophysics plays a major role for characterizing the hard rocks for groundwater studies. The qualitative and quantitative application has increased since past few years due to rapid development and advancement in microprocessors and associated numerical modelling solutions. Although geophysics has ability to probe deep earth interior (say >1000 m), but its application for groundwater studies is usually restricted to depths less than and around 250 m below the surface. These include mapping the depth and thickness of aquifers, mapping aquitards or confining layers, locating fractures and fault zones and mapping contamination to the groundwater such as that from saltwater intrusion. The theoretical and practical background to geophysics has been extensively reviewed and can be studied in standard texts on the subject, for example Kearey & Brooks (1991); Telford et al. (1976); Parasnis (1979); Dobrin (1976); Grant and West (1965); Reynolds (1997); Miller et al. (1996); Murali et al. (1998); etc.
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Krishnamurthy, N.S., Chandra, S., Kumar, D. (2008). Geophysical Characterization of Hard Rock Aquifers. In: Ahmed, S., Jayakumar, R., Salih, A. (eds) Groundwater Dynamics in Hard Rock Aquifers. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6540-8_4
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