Research Article

A Preliminary Appraisal of the Effect of Pumping on Seawater Intrusion and Upconing in a Small Tropical Island Using 2D Resistivity Technique

Table 1

Resistivity values of soil saturated with freshwater and seawater.

NumberWater typeElectrode radius (m)Length (m) ResistanceResistivity (m)

aSeawater0.01650.053240.643.9
bSeawater0.01650.087507.815.0
cSeawater0.01650.053367.855.9
dMixed0.02550.039221.3911.6
eMixed0.02550.039508.6726.6
fMixed0.02550.039512.7226.8
gFreshwater0.01650.0873536.5834.8
hFreshwater0.02550.039680.0735.6
iFreshwater0.02550.0391307.5668.5
jFreshwater0.02550.0391411.3573.9
kNatural soil0.02550.03937037.041939.0
lNatural soil0.01650.05335714.29576.1