Articles | Volume 26, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-6443-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-6443-2022
Research article
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21 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 21 Dec 2022

Characterization of the highly fractured zone at the Grimsel Test Site based on hydraulic tomography

Lisa Maria Ringel, Mohammadreza Jalali, and Peter Bayer

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Fractured rocks host a class of aquifers that serve as major freshwater resources worldwide. This work is dedicated to resolving the three-dimensional hydraulic and structural properties of fractured rock. For this purpose, hydraulic tomography experiments at the Grimsel Test Site in Switzerland are utilized, and the discrete fracture network is inverted. The comparison of the inversion results with independent findings from other studies demonstrates the validity of the approach.
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