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To improve the knowledge on available groundwater and to better characterize the aquifers on the phosphate deposits at Youssoufia and Khouribga (Morocco), several geophysical surveys using Magnetic Resonance soundings (MRS), Frequency Domain Electromagnetic Method (FDEM), Time Domain Electromagnetism (TDEM) and Electrical Tomography (ERT) were performed. The goal was to test the capability of these methods to localize an aquifer and estimate its hydrogeological properties. The first experimental results indicate the presence of highly conductive zones that could be related to the presence of water. MRS data has permitted to better constrain the aquifer parameters. The hydrogeological model provided by these methods is similar to the one obtained by piezometric data.
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Ihbach, FZ. et al. (2019). Study of an Aquifer in a Semi-arid Area Using MRS, FDEM, TDEM and ERT Methods (Youssoufia and Khouribga, Morocco). In: Sundararajan, N., Eshagh, M., Saibi, H., Meghraoui, M., Al-Garni, M., Giroux, B. (eds) On Significant Applications of Geophysical Methods. CAJG 2018. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01656-2_16
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