Geophysical Data Collected in the Cedar River Floodplain, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2015-2017
A suite of geophysical methods was used along the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to support the hydrogeologic characterization of the alluvial aquifer associated with the river and to assess the area for suitability for larger-scale airborne geophysics. The aquifer is comprised of sand and gravel, interbedded with finer sediments, and underlain by carbonate-dominated bedrock. The aquifer is the principal source of municipal drinking water for the City of Cedar Rapids. The raw data files provided here include waterborne continuous resistivity profiling (CRP) and continuous seismic profiling (CSP) data, which were collected concurrently in April 2015, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) profiles from April 2015, horizontal to vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) seismic from April 2015 and several borehole geophysical logs including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), gamma, and electromagnetic induction (EMI) from nine wells, collected in June, 2017.
The CRP, ERT, and borehole logs measure the electrical properties of the subsurface, which can be related to stratigraphic layers. The HVSR, CSP, CRP and some of the borehole logs characterize the depth to bedrock. Collectively the suite of methods can help characterize the subsurface and map the extent of the sand and gravel aquifer. In addition, these geophysical measurements can be used to plan and to ground truth air-borne electromagnetic surveys.
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| description | A suite of geophysical methods was used along the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to support the hydrogeologic characterization of the alluvial aquifer associated with the river and to assess the area for suitability for larger-scale airborne geophysics. The aquifer is comprised of sand and gravel, interbedded with finer sediments, and underlain by carbonate-dominated bedrock. The aquifer is the principal source of municipal drinking water for the City of Cedar Rapids. The raw data files provided here include waterborne continuous resistivity profiling (CRP) and continuous seismic profiling (CSP) data, which were collected concurrently in April 2015, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) profiles from April 2015, horizontal to vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) seismic from April 2015 and several borehole geophysical logs including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), gamma, and electromagnetic induction (EMI) from nine wells, collected in June, 2017. The CRP, ERT, and borehole logs measure the electrical properties of the subsurface, which can be related to stratigraphic layers. The HVSR, CSP, CRP and some of the borehole logs characterize the depth to bedrock. Collectively the suite of methods can help characterize the subsurface and map the extent of the sand and gravel aquifer. In addition, these geophysical measurements can be used to plan and to ground truth air-borne electromagnetic surveys. |
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| title | Geophysical Data Collected in the Cedar River Floodplain, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2015-2017 |
