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@ARTICLE{Looms:851247,
author = {Looms, Majken Caroline and Klotzsche, Anja and van der
Kruk, Jan and Larsen, Thomas Hauerberg and Edsen, Anders and
Tuxen, Nina and Hamburger, Nancy and Keskinen, Johanna and
Nielsen, Lars},
title = {{M}apping sand layers in clayey till using crosshole
ground-penetrating radar},
journal = {Geophysics},
volume = {83},
number = {1},
issn = {1942-2156},
address = {Tulsa, Okla.},
publisher = {SEG},
reportid = {FZJ-2018-04942},
pages = {A21 - A26},
year = {2018},
abstract = {Fluid transport through clayey tills governs the quantity
and quality of groundwater resources in the Northern
Hemisphere. This transport is often controlled by a 3D
network of macropores (biopores, fractures, and sand lenses)
within the clayey till. At present, a nondestructive
technique that can map and characterize the sand-lens
network does not exist, and full excavation or extensive
drilling is therefore the only solution. Acquisition and
modeling of crosshole ground-penetrating radar (GPR) may
provide the answer to this problem. We collected 1D and 2D
crosshole GPR data at a field site in Denmark from four 8 m
deep boreholes with horizontal distances varying between
2.64 and 5.05 m. We find that the depth, thickness, and tilt
of a coherent sand layer within the clayey till
(approximately 0.4–0.6 m thick), as well as the underlying
sand formation, can be mapped accurately using GPR data. We
efficiently identify the sand as a highly resistive section
with high electromagnetic (EM) wave velocities, whereas the
clayey till is conductive with lower EM wave velocities. We
find that the exact location of the sand occurrences is
better delineated by the increase in amplitude than the
increase in EM wave velocity. We believe that crosshole GPR
may contribute significantly to groundwater protection and
contaminant remediation initiatives.},
cin = {IBG-3},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {255 - Terrestrial Systems: From Observation to Prediction
(POF3-255)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-255},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000429311000050},
doi = {10.1190/geo2017-0297.1},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/851247},
}