Three-Dimensional Electrical Conductivity and Induced Polarization Tomography of a Rock Glacier
International audience Three-dimensional electrical resistivity and induced polarization data were collected on an unstable Alpine rock glacier in Val Thorens (Vanoise massif, France). In addition to these field data, we also performed induced polarization measurements during freeze and thaw using a...
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International audience Three-dimensional electrical resistivity and induced polarization data were collected on an unstable Alpine rock glacier in Val Thorens (Vanoise massif, France). In addition to these field data, we also performed induced polarization measurements during freeze and thaw using a soil sample and the poorly mineralized water, both from this site. In the tomograms, the electrical conductivity and the normalized chargeability show very distinctly the presence of the rock ice mixture. The chargeability itself is however quite constant over the entire investigated area with the exception of a small area associated with the presence of carboniferous rocks rich in graphite. The background chargeability is close to the dimensionless number R=8x10(-2), which is consistent with the prediction of the dynamic Stern layer model for the polarization of porous media. The theory implies that this dimensionless number R is independent on saturation and temperature in agreement with field observations. A main implication of this observation is that the classical Archie's law cannot be applied to describe the electrical conductivity in this type of environments with poorly mineralized pore water. Surface conductivity dominates the measured conductivity of the materials implying in turn that the electrical conductivity is related to both the water content and cation exchange capacity of the material. We propose new equations for both the electric conductivity and the normalized chargeability in this type of environments.Plain Language Summary Induced polarization is a geophysical method looking at imaging the 3D distribution of properties related to the ability of rocks to store reversibly electrical charges under the application of a primary electrical field. This method has never been applied to rock glaciers. A field application and a laboratory experiment demonstrate the usefulness of this method to characterize Alpine rock glaciers and point up some shortcomings in the interpretation of electrical ... |
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Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de la Montagne (EDYTEM) Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre) Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement IRD : UR219-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 ) |
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Three-Dimensional Electrical Conductivity and Induced Polarization Tomography of a Rock Glacier |
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-02006617v1 2023-05-15T16:37:57+02:00 Three-Dimensional Electrical Conductivity and Induced Polarization Tomography of a Rock Glacier Duvillard, P. Revil, A. Qi, Y. Soueid Ahmed, A. Coperey, A. Ravanel, Ludovic Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de la Montagne (EDYTEM) Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre) Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement IRD : UR219-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 ) 2018-11 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02006617 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB015965 en eng HAL CCSD American Geophysical Union info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1029/2018JB015965 hal-02006617 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02006617 doi:10.1029/2018JB015965 ISSN: 2169-9313 EISSN: 2169-9356 Journal of Geophysical Research : Solid Earth https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02006617 Journal of Geophysical Research : Solid Earth, American Geophysical Union, 2018, 123 (11), pp.9528-9554. ⟨10.1029/2018JB015965⟩ induced polarization rock glacier complex conductivity permafrost electrical conductivity chargeability [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SDE.IE]Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2018 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB015965 2021-05-15T23:23:20Z International audience Three-dimensional electrical resistivity and induced polarization data were collected on an unstable Alpine rock glacier in Val Thorens (Vanoise massif, France). In addition to these field data, we also performed induced polarization measurements during freeze and thaw using a soil sample and the poorly mineralized water, both from this site. In the tomograms, the electrical conductivity and the normalized chargeability show very distinctly the presence of the rock ice mixture. The chargeability itself is however quite constant over the entire investigated area with the exception of a small area associated with the presence of carboniferous rocks rich in graphite. The background chargeability is close to the dimensionless number R=8x10(-2), which is consistent with the prediction of the dynamic Stern layer model for the polarization of porous media. The theory implies that this dimensionless number R is independent on saturation and temperature in agreement with field observations. A main implication of this observation is that the classical Archie's law cannot be applied to describe the electrical conductivity in this type of environments with poorly mineralized pore water. Surface conductivity dominates the measured conductivity of the materials implying in turn that the electrical conductivity is related to both the water content and cation exchange capacity of the material. We propose new equations for both the electric conductivity and the normalized chargeability in this type of environments.Plain Language Summary Induced polarization is a geophysical method looking at imaging the 3D distribution of properties related to the ability of rocks to store reversibly electrical charges under the application of a primary electrical field. This method has never been applied to rock glaciers. A field application and a laboratory experiment demonstrate the usefulness of this method to characterize Alpine rock glaciers and point up some shortcomings in the interpretation of electrical ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice permafrost Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 123 11 9528 9554 |