Applied geophysics for karst and sinkhole investigation : the Dead Sea and other regions /: the Dead Sea and other regions. ([2023])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Ezersky, Lev V. Eppelbaum, Anatoly Legchenko.
• Other Names: Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.
• Contents: 1. General introduction to the karst problem -- 1.1. Definitions -- 1.2. Distribution of karst types around the world -- 1.3. Some aspects of the karst problem -- 1.4. Sinkholes, their classification, and nomenclature 2. An overview of geophysical methods suitable for karst problem resolving -- 2.1. Aspects of sinkhole hazards that can be resolved by geophysical methods -- 2.2. An overview of geophysical methods used for karst problems worldwide 3. Dead Sea evaporite karst, its features, and methods of investigation -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Red Sea-Dead Sea channel -- 3.3. Geology and hydrogeology of the Dead Sea region : an overview -- 3.4. Dead Sea sinkholes. Dynamic of sinkhole appearance -- 3.5. Dead Sea shores subsidence -- 3.6. Existing plausible explanations of the sinkhole's appearance. Reported models 4. Geophysical methods applied to the sinkhole investigation at the Dead Sea coasts -- 4.1. An overview of surface geophysical methods applied to sinkhole development at the Dead Sea coasts in Israel and Jordan -- 4.2. Seismic methods -- 4.3. Electromagnetic methods -- 4.4. Surface nuclear magnetic resonance (SNMR) method -- 4.5. Microgravity -- 4.6. Magnetometry -- 4.7. Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), IP, SP -- 4.8. Borehole and laboratory geophysical testing of soil and salt -- 4.9. Other geophysical methods in the DS sinkhole problem -- 4.10. Nongeophysical methods -- 4.11. Properties of rocks soils and salt 5. Joint use of different geophysical methods -- 5.1. Reconcilability of the different geophysical methods (experimental data from the Dead Sea) -- 5.2. Practical integration of different geophysical methods in the Dead Sea area -- 5.3. Integrated gravity-magnetic wavelet methodology for localization of subsurface karst -- 5.4. Compatibility of the different geological-geophysical methods for buried karst localization -- 5.5. Theoretical aspects of geophysical method integration based on information theory 6. Discussion, conclusions, and recommendations -- 6.1. Place of geophysics in the karst problem -- 6.2. Principles of the karst investigations -- 6.3. Conclusions -- 6.4. Recommendations.
• Publisher Details: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (various pagings), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 551.447; Karst; Sinkholes; Geophysics; Karst -- Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan); Sinkholes -- Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan); Geophysics -- Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan); Geological surface processes (geomorphology); SCIENCE / Physics / Geophysics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750336352; 0750336358; 9780750336345
• Related ISBNs: 075033634X; 9780750336338; 9780750336369
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 10, 2023).
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