Field Hydrogeology

As with the earlier editions, this book is a hands-on guide to field methods in

hydrogeology explaining what techniques are needed, how to carry them out

and why they are done that way. Advice is also provided on how to process

and interpret the data. A description of drilling and down-hole geophysics

methods has been included for the first time to assist those hydrogeologists

who are required to supervise the specialist contractors that normally undertake

this work, and also to interpret the resulting data. 

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This third edition

updates the information on the most recent field methods and the opportunity

has been taken to return it to the Field Guide format. The layout is designed

to mirror the logical sequence for the development of a conceptual model to

understand the hydrogeology of an area, with the associated hydrogeological

field studies needed to validate that understanding. In this edition four new

case histories have been included to illustrate how field measurements are

interpreted and the inter-relationships between different aspects of groundwater

systems. The practical approach also includes suggestions on improvising

measurements when specialist equipment is not available. Although the book

is primarily aimed at graduate and undergraduate earth science students, earlier

editions have also proved useful to many others. Therefore, this edition

includes guidance on how to apply the field methods to a number of common

applications, ranging from the development of new sources and identifying

both the sustainable yield and potential environmental impacts to investigating

the hydrogeology of features as diverse as wetlands and new cemeteries. The

underlying theme of the book continues to be the fundamental importance

of the geology of an area in trying to understand its hydrogeology, and the

significance of field observations in developing this understanding. Both are

essential for reliable hydrogeological interpretation, so make sure that they

are always part of your work.