Anatoly Legchenko – författare

Surface nuclear magnetic resonance (SNMR) is a newly developed, non-invasive geophysical method designed for groundwater prospecting. This book provides an overview of the SNMR method and a cost-benefit analysis of SNMR against other geophysical methods applied to groundwater study. It assesses the methodology of field measurements and gives examples of real data interpretation, and deals with some of the most pervasive problems faced by the SNMR methodology. Based on the author's extensive teaching experience, this book is designed to acquaint a wide but specialist audience of researchers and professionals in hydrogeology and geophysics with the SNMR method.

Key Features:

Describes the theoretical background of Surface Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (SNMR)Includes methodology for fieldwork and data processingExplains the use of numerical modelling in practical workProvides a demonstration version of forward modelling and inversion softwareContains example processing of real case studies

This book begins by presenting an overview of the karst problem worldwide, and examines Dead Sea evaporite karst, including its features and methods of investigation, a review of geophysical methods for karst investigation and features of geophysics for investigation of different aspects of the DS karst and sinkholes, respectively. The authors present practically all geophysical methods that have been applied. The book shows the potential of geophysical methods for resolving real problems of karst. The description of different aspects of the problem and justification of the necessity to understand the phenomenon in the relationship with the geology and hydrogeology of specific regions represents one of the main parts of the book.

Key Features

Karst around the world and its investigation

Development of evaporate karst in the Dead Sea shore and the sinkholes problem

Karst detection, and mitigation observed by surface geophysical methods

An overview of the efficiency of surface geophysical methods for karst detection

Contribution of surface geophysical methods to environmental security (natural hazard/karst related hazard)