Integrated application of geoelectrical techniques for structural investigations: case study of Wadi Marsad Graben, Jordan

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An integrated geoelectrical survey has been conducted
at the Wadi Marsad area, south of Jordan, to map the
dominant structural features associated with the Arabian-
African plate movements. The area is known to be tectonically
affected by the epeirogenic movements of the Arabian shield
which originated several major and minor structural features.
Fifty-four vertical electrical soundings (VES) using
Schlumberger configuration and nine induced polarization
(IP) profiles (both resistivity and metal factor parameters were
determined) were carried out in the investigated area. The
integrated use of IP and VES surveys has proved to be efficient
in mapping the lateral and vertical extensions of a major
graben structure existing in the investigated area.