Abstract
Direct current (DC) resistivity (here referred to as resistivity) and induced polarization (IP) methods allow, respectively, the determination of the spatial distribution of the low-frequency resistive and capacitive characteristics of soil. Since both properties are affected by lithology, pore fluid chemistry, and water content (see Chapter 4 of this volume), these methods have significant potential for hydrogeophysical applications. The methods can be applied at a wide range of laboratory and field scales, and surveys may be made in arbitrary geometrical configurations (e.g., on the soil surface and down boreholes). In fact, resistivity methods are one of the most widely used sets of geophysical techniques in hydrogeophysics. These surveys are relatively easy to carry out, instrumentation is inexpensive, data processing tools are widely available, and the relationships between resistivity and hydrological properties, such as porosity and moisture content, are reasonably well established. In contrast, applications of induced polarization methods in hydrogeophysics have been limited. As noted by Slater and Lesmes (2002), this is partly because of the more complex procedure for data acquisition, but also because the physicochemical interpretation of induced polarization parameters is not fully understood.
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Binley, A., Kemna, A. (2005). DC Resistivity and Induced Polarization Methods. In: Rubin, Y., Hubbard, S.S. (eds) Hydrogeophysics. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3102-5_5
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