miriam rios sánchez nov/2009
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A Remote Sensing Approach to Characterize the Hydrogeology of Mountainous Areas: Application to the Quito Aquifer System (QAS), Ecuador GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. Miriam Rios Sánchez Nov/2009. PIRE 0530109. Aquifer Location & Setting. South America. Ecuador. Lineament mapping. RESEARCH PLAN. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Miriam Rios SánchezNov/2009
PIRE0530109
A Remote Sensing Approach to Characterize the Hydrogeology of Mountainous Areas: Application to the
Quito Aquifer System (QAS), Ecuador
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH
Aquifer Location & Setting
_Quito
_̂
_̂_̂
#0
#0
Ilaló Volcano
NONO
QUITO
GUAYLLABAMBA
Cayambe
Antisana
South America
Ecuador
Lineament mapping
RESEARCH PLAN
A'
/ Faults / discontinuities
A A'
Fractures Identified Using
SatelliteRemote Sensing
Fractures Geometry(VLF-EM & Geoelectric Methods)
Fracture characterization
GeophysicsHydrochemistry,Isotope analysis,
Existing data
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Integration into Regional
Hydrogeological Model
Infiltration
Exfiltration
Geoelectrical Methods
“SUPER-STING”
Very Low Frequency-Electromagnetics (VLF-EM)
Adapted from the WADI instruction manual, ABEM Instruments, Inc.
“WADI”
* Between the vertical and the horizontal component
0
3
0
60
90
-90
-
60
-
30
20 40 60 80 100 120 160
Rat
io* (
%)
Distance along a profile (m) In-phase
Quadrature
PUEMBO PLATEAUS
SUPER-STING
Lineaments
SURVEYS
WADI
EL MOLINO
SUPER-STING
LineamentsSpring
SURVEYS
WADI
uravia
SUPER-STING
LineamentsSpring
SURVEYS
WADI
GUAYLLABAMBA AREA
Thermal band analysis
Vert. Sebauco
Vert. Villacis
Vert. Doña AnaVert. Sebauco 2
Vert. Pueblo Viejo
Vert. Santo Domingo 2
Vert. Santo Domingo 1Vert. Santo Domingo 3
Vert. Santo Domingo de Sevilla
0 0.5 1 1.5 20.25Kilometers
Ilalo Volcano Area