Multifrequency electromagnetic method for the hydrogeophysical characterization of hard-rock aquifers; the case of the upstream watershed of White Bandama (northern Ivory Coast)

• Published in: Bulletin de la Société géologique de France Vol. 193; p. 11
• Main Authors: Ouedraogo, Moussa, Pessel, Marc, Durand, Véronique, Saintenoy, Albane, Kamagate, Bamory, Savane, Issiaka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Société Géologique de France 2022; Société géologique de France - EDP Sciences; EDP Sciences
• Subjects: Africa; aquifers; Continental interfaces, environment; drinking water; Earth Sciences; electromagnetic methods; electromagnetic sounding; exploration; fissures; geophysical methods; ground water; hard-rock aquifer; hydrodynamics; Hydrogeology; hydrogeophysics; Hydrology; image analysis; Ivory Coast; laterites; layered materials; lithologs; northern Ivory Coast; one-dimensional models; resistivity; saprolite; Sciences of the Universe; soils; sounding; sustainable development; water management; water resources; watersheds; West Africa; White Bandama Basin

In West Africa, the drinking water supply relies on the hard-rock aquifers. In Ivory Coast, the population growth along with the climate changes make drinking water resources highly vulnerable. The White Bandama upstream watershed in northern Ivory Coast is located on a fissured hard-rock aquifer an...