A ground penetrating radar (GPR) study
was conducted spring of 1994 near the village of Tozeur in
Tunisia, a small country in northern most Africa bordering
the Mediteranean Sea to the north and east, the Atlas
mountains to the west, and the Sahara Desert to the south.
The approximate location of the Tunisian study area is shown
on the regional map to the left as a white box. The location
of Tunisia relative to the rest of the world is shown in red
on the global index map below. The purpose of the georadar
investigation was to image fluvial, lacustrine, and eolian
subsurface stratigraphy using surface penetrating radar
methods, and make this information available to a team of
geologists and other scientists interested in determining
the climatic history of the region and any possible
relationship to global warming. Dr.
John Sexton was a co-principal
investigator, and in charge of the geophysical aspects of
the project. Harvey
Henson served as research
specialist and field geophysicist responsible for collecting
the GPR data. Mamadou Coulibaly (M.S. Geology, 1996) worked
on the project for his master's degree thesis research. The
project was funded by NSF.
Interesting Links to Other North
African Studies - on the North
Africa GeoNet
Ground Penetrating Radar Study in North
Africa
For additional information on applications of surface
penetrating georadar visit this page:
Anna
Quarry Georadar Project
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