Science & Justice
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 141-149 , September 2010

Geophysics and the search of freshwater bodies: A review

  • Rachael Parker

      Affiliations

    • School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen's University, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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  • Alastair Ruffell

      Affiliations

    • School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen's University, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
  • ,
  • David Hughes

      Affiliations

    • School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
  • ,
  • Jamie Pringle

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical and Geographical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

Received 17 July 2009 ,Revised 19 September 2009 ,Accepted 23 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.09.001

Science & Justice
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 141-149 , September 2010