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Interlobate esker aquifer characterization by high resolution seismic reflection method with landstreamer in SW Finland




AuthorsElina Ahokangas, Joni Mäkinen, Aki Artimo, Antti Pasanen, Heikki Vanhala

PublisherElsevier B.V.

Publication year2020

JournalJournal of Applied Geophysics

Journal name in sourceJournal of Applied Geophysics

Volume177

Number of pages14

ISSN0926-9851

eISSN1879-1859

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2020.104014

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/47304152


Abstract

The Virttaankangas interlobate esker with 100 m thick sediments has a complex depositional history. It is one of the largest groundwater reserves in Finland and hosts a managed artificial recharge plant providing potable water for the 300,000 inhabitants of the Turku region. We researched the characteristics of the esker aquifer both on a major fracture valley and on an esker ridge with a low groundwater table. This study presents the results of the first landstreamer-based high-resolution seismic reflection survey in Finland conducted in 2011. The esker core (main aquifer) position was delineated accurately throughout the entire area with continuous seismic data compared to a previous sedimentological model, gravimetric data and reference drillings. New features related to the widening of the coarse-grained unit of the esker core as well as a previously unknown daughter esker adjacent to the main esker core were revealed. These new findings are in agreement with the existing 3-D hydrogeological model. Our research provides valuable data on the high-resolution seismic reflection surveying of thick interlobate glaciofluvial deposits on two areas with differing bedrock topography on crystalline basement rocks.


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