Inverse slope method for hydro-geophysical characterization of the Neogene basaltic aquifer in Jbab area, Southern Syria

Inverse slope method for hydro-geophysical characterization of the Neogene basaltic aquifer in Jbab area, Southern Syria | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Inverse slope method for hydro-geophysical characterization of the Neogene basaltic aquifer in Jbab area, Southern Syria Jamal Asfahani This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8656117/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 5 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Schlumberger configuration with a maximum current electrode separation of 2000 m has been used for measuring eighteen vertical electrical soundings (VES) in basaltic Jbab area, Southern Syria. Those measured VES data are interpreted herein by the inverse slope method (ISM), to obtain the thickness and resistivity parameters of the different lithological layers penetrated by the electrical current in study area. The consistency and validation of the ISM results are decided through the application of Nash criteria, where satisfactory models are obtained for the basalt Neogene aquifer in the research area. According to the ISM approach, the basaltic aquifer is well characterized through determining its geo-hydrodynamics parameters. Those parameters are thickness, resistivity, hydraulic conductivity, transmissivity, formation factor, porosity, fractured porosity, permeability, and tortuosity. Vue the encouraging ISM results obtained in this case study, it is therefore recommended to apply the ISM approach worldwide to characterize similar challenging aquifer basaltic environments. VES technique ISM approach permeability Tortuosity Jbab area Syria Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviewers agreed at journal 05 May, 2026 Reviewers invited by journal 02 Apr, 2026 Editor invited by journal 03 Feb, 2026 Editor assigned by journal 29 Jan, 2026 First submitted to journal 24 Jan, 2026 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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