Classification of Surface Geoelectric Arrays

Szalai, Sándor and Szarka, László Csaba (2007) Classification of Surface Geoelectric Arrays. In: 69th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2007 - "Securing The Future", 2007. június 11-14., London, Egyesült Királyság.

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Abstract

We have found in the geophysical literature more than ninety different surface geoelectric arrays, fulfilling an updated definition (specifying the current feeding, the potential difference measurement and the geometry of the electrodes). Several composite configurations, with widely varying geometry, have also been collected. We have presented the geoelectric arrays in a systematic way and with a unified notation. The classification is based on three divalent parameters: “superposition” of measurements, “focusing” of currents and “colinearity” of the array, creating 8 groups of geoelectric arrays. For the simplest group (the group of nonfocused, nonsuperposed, colinear arrays) we cover all theoretically possible arrays. For the other groups – due to the infinite variety – we collected only the already existing arrays, but it is easy to create further example arrays. The proposed classification may facilitate a systematic comparison of properties of different arrays and inspire testing new arrays, to find optimal configurations for actual field problems. Finally, the classification certainly helps to avoid rediscovering already published arrays.

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