Geological, geophysical and hydrological surveys were performed in an area between Lecce to the North and Otranto to the South on the Lower Adriatic coast of Italy in order to verify the “state of health” of the ground water in the deep aquifer, which is characterised by Mesozoic carbonatic formations and is permeable due to fracturing and karstic phenomena. This area was chosen because it is h...

The following text, which appears as the second paragraph of the Introduction, should not be included in the Introduction, but instead in the Fig 1 legend: “LWM and HWM refer to Low Water Mark and High Water Mark respectively. Based upon British Geological Survey geological map. 1:50000 Series. Edinburgh Scotland Sheet 32 E [7], with the permission of the British Geological Survey.” Please see ...

The impact of electron probe microanalysis on the study of geological and planetary materials has been tremendous. Electron microprobes evolved into routine analytical instruments in geological research laboratories as instrument capabilities improved and applications to geologic/planetary materials expanded. The contributions of electron probe microanalysis to the characterization of minerals,...

Prominent eroded volcanic features often dominate landscapes and stimulate interest in the geological processes that formed these landscapes. Trimble SketchUp (formerly Google SketchUp and hereinafter simply SketchUp) can be used by educators as a comprehensive geological teaching tool to model the complex processes, stages of formation, and key features of a volcanic region. This study outline...

of the traditional smooth inversion this information is provided as [2J The two-dimensional (2-D) magnetotelluric inverse problem an assumption that the solution, the geoelectrical model in the MT has been addressed by several authors. The most well-known case, should be represented by smooth functions. At the same time, approaches are the search for a smooth model [de Groot-Hedlin in some geol...

As inferred from orbital spectroscopic data, Northeast Syrtis Major bears considerable mineral diversity that spans the Noachian-Hesperian boundary despite its small geographic area. In this study we use observations from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, supplemented with Context Camera imagery, to characterize and map the lateral extent of geomorphic units in Northeast Syrtis Ma...

The validity of subsurface flow simulations strongly depends on the accuracy of relevant rock property values and their distribution in space. In realistic simulations, this spatial distribution is based on two geological considerations: (1) the subsurface structural setting, and (2) smaller-scale heterogeneity within a hydrostratigraphic unit. Both aspects are subject to uncertainty, whereas t...