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Identifying recharge under subtle ephemeral features in a flat-lying semi-arid region using a combined geophysical approach
Brady A. Flinchum
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Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Deep Earth Imaging Future Science Platform & Land and Water, Urrbrae, 5064, Australia
Eddie Banks
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, College of
Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, 5001, Australia
Michael Hatch
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, College of
Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, 5001, Australia
Department of Geosciences, School of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Okke Batelaan
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, College of
Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, 5001, Australia
Luk J. M. Peeters
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Deep Earth Imaging Future Science Platform & Land and Water, Urrbrae, 5064, Australia
Sylvain Pasquet
Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris,
CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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Short summary
Identifying and quantifying recharge processes linked to ephemeral surface water features is challenging due to their episodic nature. We use a unique combination of well-established near-surface geophysical methods to provide evidence of a surface and groundwater connection in a flat, semi-arid region north of Adelaide, Australia. We show that a combined geophysical approach can provide a unique perspective that can help shape the hydrogeological conceptualization.
Identifying and quantifying recharge processes linked to ephemeral surface water features is...
