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04 Nov 2014
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Large-scale 3-D modeling by integration of resistivity models and borehole data through inversion
N. Foged
HydroGeophysics Group, Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark
P. A. Marker
Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
A. V. Christansen
HydroGeophysics Group, Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark
P. Bauer-Gottwein
Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
F. Jørgensen
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping, Denmark
A.-S. Høyer
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping, Denmark
HydroGeophysics Group, Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark
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