The shallow groundwater exploration by Groundwater Aeration Sound in semi-arid grassland
Project/Area Number |
22700854
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Geography
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Research Institution | Niigata University (2011-2012) Tottori University (2010) |
Principal Investigator |
KAWAI Takayuki 新潟大学, 災害・復興科学研究所, 特任助教 (20437536)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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Keywords | 地下流水音 / 自由地下水 / 半乾燥草原地帯 / 水資源探査 / 半乾燥地帯 / 乾燥地 |
Research Abstract |
This study provides a new method of groundwater exploration using groundwater aeration sound. The groundwater aeration sound (GAS) is that a kind of elastic wave generated around the vicinity of the saturated / unsaturated boundary. We conducted a survey using the existing wells in the dry grasslands of Mongolia. As the results, there was the logarithmic relationship between the GAS level and groundwater level. In addition, there was a difference in GAS distribution depending on geological conditions. With this relational equation, we investigated the GAS survey to estimate continuous groundwater level on a slope. As a result, we got a valid result on hydrogeology. Moreover, at the point where the groundwater level was shallow, there was much water-loving vegetation.
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