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Delineation of structures favourable to groundwater occurrence employing seismic refraction method—A case study from Tiruvuru, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh

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The contacts associated with an outlier in biotite gneiss and sandstones near Tiruvuru, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh which are generally favourable for groundwater occurrence were investigated employing refraction seismic method. Results were examined by correlating the signals with local geology, bore well data and other available information in order to improve the reliability of interpretation

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  1. Centre of Exploration Geophysics, Osmania University, 500 007, Hyderabad, India

    N. Sundararajan, Y. Srinivas, G. Nandakumar & A. Hanmantha Chary

  2. Department of Atomic Energy, Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Begumpet, 500 016, Hyderabad, India

    M. Narasimha Chary

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Sundararajan, N., Srinivas, Y., Narasimha Chary, M. et al. Delineation of structures favourable to groundwater occurrence employing seismic refraction method—A case study from Tiruvuru, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. J Earth Syst Sci 113, 259–267 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02716724

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