In this research we used the electromagnetic methods in the time domain (TDEM) and resistivity aimed at mapping of sedimentary and crystalline aquifers in the sedimentary basin.Data were acquired through fixed transmitter loop technique and a 3D-mobile coil receiver, also known as fixed-loop technique and vertical electrical sounding (VES).The data of the component-Bz of the magnetic field was inverted individually and then laterally interpolated to obtain a pseudo 2-D profile.The results permit to map of the shallow sedimentary aquifer (Fm.Adamantina) and the Cristalline aquifer (Fm.Serra Geral).
Modern land developments have motivated the application of geophysical methods in archaeological investigation in order to recognize hidden patterns in poorly known areas and select suitable places for excavation. Due to quick data acquisition and interpretation, low‐induction EM38 measurements (conductivity and magnetic susceptibility) have been successfully applied to map fire places, burials, and concentration of ceramic materials in many Brazilian prehistoric sites. Conductivity anomalies, however, are much affected by the soil water content, which in sites with rugged topography creates a site‐scale effect that masks the expression of subtle archaeological features. Here, we apply a procedure to remove the dependence of the soil conductivity with respect to the site topography by using a linear relationship determined by cross‐plotting conductivity and elevation values measured in a given site. Corrected conductivity values helped us to identify regions of archaeological interest (further confirmed by excavation), which formerly were not easily recognized from crude data. This procedure has shown proved utility as an exploration tool to study sambaqui (shell mounds) archaeological sites, at the sandy coastal plain of the Santa Catarina State, in southern Brazil.
Summary In this work the authors shows results of VES/TDEM joint inversion for Urupês region, located in Paraná basin, São Paulo State, Brazil. The objectives were to map the sedimentary and crystalline aquifers. The sedimentary aquifer is characterized by Adamantina Formation (Bauru aquifer) and the crystalline aquifer is characterized by fractures zones in the basalt layers of the Serra Geral Formation. The joint inversion results are promising and they permit to map the tick of the Adamantina Formation, as well as locate a fracture zones inside of the basalt layer of the Serra Geral Formation.
O resumo mostra resultados de tomografia elétrica 2D realizada sobre tambores plásticos enterrados na área do Sítio Controlado de Geofísica Rasa do IAG/USP. A metodologia aplicada teve como objetivo identificar o padrão das anomalias elétricas dos tambores plásticos utilizando o arranjo dipolo-dipolo com espaçamento entre os dipolos de 1 metro. Os resultados mostraram que os parâmetros de campo utilizados permitiram somente identificar a posição horizontal dos tambores. Os alvos apresentaram anomalias de alta resistividade e baixo valor de cargabilidade.
Paleoenvironmental interpretation of proxy data derived from peatlands is largely based upon an evolutionary model for ombrotrophic bogs, in which peat accumulates in still environments. Reports on proxies obtained from minerotrophic fens, where hydrologic inputs are variable, are less common. In this study, a highland peatland in southern Brazil is presented through ground penetrating radar (GPR) and sedimentological, palynological and geochronologic data. The radar stratigraphic interpretation suggests a relatively complex history of erosion and deposition at the site since the beginning of Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3) interstadial period. In spite of this, radar stratigraphic and palynologic interpretations converge. Electromagnetic reflections tend to group in clusters that show lateral coherence and correlate with different sediment types, while pollen grains abound and are well preserved. As a result, the study of minerotrophic fens provides a source of proxies, suggesting that ombrotrophic bogs are not the only reliable source of data in wetlands for palynological analysis.
Electrical (DC) and transient electromagnetic (TEM) soundings have been used in great number of hydrological,environmental, and mining exploration studies. The data interpretation usually is done individually by 1D models resulting in ambiguous results. This fact can be explained by how the two different methodologies observe the medium below the surface. The vertical electrical sounding (VES) is good at marking very resistive structures, while the transient electromagnetic sounding (TEM) is very sensitive to map conductive structures. Another difference is that VES is better to detects shallow structures, while TEM soundings can reach deeper layers. In this way, a Matlab program for joint inversion of VES and TEM soundings was developed aiming explore the best of the both methods. Initially, the algorithm was tested with synthetic data and after was used real data from Paraná Sedimentary Basin in Bebedouro region, São Paulo State, Brazil. The geoelectrical model obtained from joint inversion of VES and TEM data are more similar to the real geological condition and ambiguities were minimized. The results with synthetic and real data shows that joint inversion of VES/TEM is better for recovering the simulated models and shows a great potential in geological studies, particularly in hydrogeological studies.
This study introduces a DC 2D inversion algorithm that employs conjugate gradients relaxation to solve the maximum likelihood inverse equations. The adoption of the maximum likelihood algorithm was motivated by its advantage of not requiring the calculation of electrical field derivatives. While the inversion algorithm based on the maximum likelihood inverse theory has been extensively described for 3D DC inversion using finite differences modelling, its application in the 2D finite element method has received limited attention. A significant difference between 3D finite difference modelling and 2D finite element methods lies in the integration variable lambda. In our 2D case, the electrical potential is initially calculated in the Laplace and Fourier domains, which include the stiffness matrix. However, to obtain the stiffness matrix in the Cartesian domain, we had to develop a suitable transformation method since no existing resources in the literature addressed this specific condition. In this study, we successfully transformed the stiffness matrix using a similar approach to the potential calculation. The results obtained from synthetic and real models demonstrate the method's potential for various applications, as exemplified by the hydrogeological study presented in this work.