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<journal-id>0016-7169</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Geofísica internacional]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Geofís. Intl]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0016-7169</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0016-71692024000200835</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/igeof.2954436xe.2024.63.2.1442</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Vertical Electrical Sounding Technique as an Efficient and Rapid Tool for Groundwater Investigation in a Basaltic Environment at Kodana Station for the Shami goats. Case Study from Southern Syria]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Asfahani]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jamal]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Atomic Energy Commission Geology Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Damascus ]]></addr-line>
<country>Syria</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>63</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>835</fpage>
<lpage>850</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0016-71692024000200835&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0016-71692024000200835&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0016-71692024000200835&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Geoelectrical survey was conducted by using vertical electrical sounding technique (VES) with adapting Schlumberger configuration, to locate and drill a borehole for groundwater extraction in the Kodana station for the Shami goats, Southern Syria. An integrated approach is proposed to increase the efficacy of the VES technique and to reduce the uncertainties and the high failures in locating and drilling a successful groundwater borehole. The approach is essentially based on analyzing the Dar-Zarrouk (D-Z) parameters with constraining several conditions to obtain the optimum hydro-geophysical model. The 1D inversion quantitative interpretation of twelve VES sounding points and the (D-Z) parameters allowed the characterization of the study area in terms of depth and the Neogene pyroclastic basalt aquifer. The result showed that VES point (V6) has the optimum and favorable properties for drilling a successful borehole in the area. The V6 has GPS coordinates of E: 3589614, N: 3301961 and Z: 770835m. The Neogene (fractured pyroclastic layer with rocks of basaltic composition) aquifer at this V6 point is characterized by a thickness (h) of 217m, a resistivity (&#961;) of 227&#937;m, a transverse resistance (R) of 49259 &#937;m2, and an anisotropy parameter (&#955;) of 1.15. The advantages of the proposed approach are well proven and documented, in comparing with other techniques that require the combination of VES technique with other available geophysical techniques. The VES technique within the proposed approach is therefore recommended to be easily applied for groundwater investigations, and locating the suitable positions for drilling boreholes in similar worldwide basaltic environments.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Se realizó un estudio geoeléctrico utilizando la técnica de sondeo eléctrico vertical (VES), con una configuración de Schlumberger adaptativa para localizar y perforar un pozo para la extracción de agua subterránea en la estación Kodana para cabras Shami, en el sur de Siria. Se propone un enfoque integrado para aumentar la eficacia de la técnica VES y reducir la incertidumbre y errores serios en la localización y perforación del pozo. El enfoque se basa esencialmente en el análisis de los parámetros de Dar-Zarrouk (D-Z), restringiendo varias condiciones para obtener un modelo hidrogeofísico óptimo. La interpretación cuantitativa por inversión 1-D de doce puntos de sondeo VES y los parámetros D-Z permitieron caracterizar el área de estudio en términos de la profundidad de un acuífero en basaltos fracturados del Neógeno. Los resultados mostraron que el punto VES (V6) tenía las propiedades óptimas y favorables para perforar un pozo exitoso en el área. Las coordenadas GPS del V6 son E: 3589614, N: 3301961 y Z: 770m. El acuífero en la capa piroclástica fracturada con rocas de composición basáltica del Neógeno en este punto V6 tiene un espesor (h) de 217 m, una resistividad (&#961;) de 227 &#937;m, una resistencia transversal (R) de 49259 &#937;m2 y un parámetro de anisotropía (&#955;) de 1.15. Las ventajas del enfoque propuesto están bien comprobadas y documentadas, comparadas con otras técnicas que requieren combinaciones de la técnica VES con otras técnicas geofísicas disponibles. Por lo tanto, se recomienda aplicar el enfoque propuesto de la técnica VES para la investigación de aguas subterráneas y para localizar los mejores sitios para perforar pozos en ambientes basálticos similares en todo el mundo.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[VES technique]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Groundwater]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dar-Zarrouk parameters]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Shami goats station]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Syria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Sondeos Eléctricos Verticales VES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Aguas Subterráneas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Parámetros de Dar-Zarrouk]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Estación de cabras Shami]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Siria]]></kwd>
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