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In the hydrogeophysics Group (HGG) at Aarhus University we have worked with geophysical methods in the hydro-domain for more than 30 years. Since the beginning of the 2000s we have had a strong focus on TEM methods beginning with the airborne SkyTEM system and later with ground-based systems, both stationary and towed (tTEM). In this presentation I discuss several mobile and stationary TEM methods, with the goal of highlighting the complementary nature of these approaches; particularly with respect to resolution capabilities, scale, and cost. There will be a focus on the latest developments, particularly towed TEM systems enabling efficient high-resolution mapping of near-surface systems. I will discuss examples including characterization of flow pathways surrounding a landfill site in Denmark, and groundwater prospecting efforts in Kenya and Ethiopia.
In this episode, we highlight a team of Canadian geophysicists that traveled to the second largest refugee camp in the world to find water. The Kakuma Camp in Kenya is home to 185,000 refugees and growing. This is the story of passionate geophysicists working with driven refugees and locals to bring water to 140,000 people in East Africa. In this episode of Seismic Soundoff, what happened when geophysics went to Kakuma. The program uses the specialized knowledge and technical skills of geoscientists to mitigate natural hazards by connecting universities and industries with local communities.
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- Africa > East Africa (0.27)
This program was funded largely by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Geoscientists Without Borders Program (GWB), whose mission statement is: "The mission of Geoscientists WithoutBorders supports humanitarian applications of geoscience around the world." Not only did the GWB provide funding, but they expressed complete and enthusiastic support before, during, and after the execution of the program. Rhonda Jacobs and Bernadette Ward, in particular, were very supportive and patient over the long interval between conception and execution of this program. All of the work was completed under the management of a small Israeli NGO, IsraAID, whose mission statement is " helping people all over the world overcome extreme crises and has provided millions with the vital support needed to move from destruction to reconstruction, and eventually, to sustainable living."
- Geology > Geological Subdiscipline (1.00)
- Geology > Mineral (0.95)
- Geology > Rock Type > Igneous Rock (0.68)
- Geology > Rock Type > Sedimentary Rock (0.46)
- Geophysics > Borehole Geophysics (1.00)
- Geophysics > Seismic Surveying > Seismic Modeling > Velocity Modeling (0.46)
- Energy > Oil & Gas > Upstream (1.00)
- Water & Waste Management > Water Management (0.93)
This project was aimed to provide a reliable water resource to the rapidly expanding Kakuma Refugee Camp and Town site, home to over 185,000 African war refugees. This project's outcomes influenced The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) change of opinion about using geosciences to determine where to drill. Based on the results, UNHACR contracted with the project lead and his team to site and drill in the Rohingha Muslim Refugee Camp in Bangladesh, and about a new opportunity to do some additional work for the World Bank in the same area. Another outcome of this project has been that the PI is now officially contracted on a project with the World Bank to advise on, and review an ongoing study for the development of sufficient water resources in Kakuma and Kalobeyei to develop a small scale agricultural economy. Besides simply improving the livelihoods of the 200,000 refugees in the Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee camps, this indicates a philosophical transformation, where UNHCR is now veering toward refugee camps growing their own food and becoming self-sufficient economic entities rather than simply receivers of aid in general and food rations in particular.
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- Asia > Bangladesh (0.28)
Energy security has taken center stage over the past 12 months, but oil and gas players are not willing to lose focus of their long-term energy transition ambitions. Geothermal energy will continue to thrive in the coming years, offering promising opportunities to traditional oil and gas players for diversification into renewable energy sources. Rystad Energy expects geothermal power generation capacity to reach close to 18 GW and district heating to approach 17 GW by the end of this year. Major E&P players and oilfield service companies have already been in the geothermal business for decades but the need for diversification and pursuit of clean energy sources has never been so pressing. This is why we see massive interest from all stakeholders in the industry, including investors, developers, and service companies, all showing a firm resolve to scale up geothermal energy and increase its share in the global energy mix.
Exploring for low-fluoride groundwater in alluvial-connected aquifers using ERT and SRT at the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
Woods, Landon (BGC Engineering Inc.) | Bauman, Paul (BGC Engineering Inc.) | Ernst, Erin (BGC Engineering Inc.) | Miazga, Colin (BGC Engineering Inc.) | Fabreau, Gabriel (Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary) | Coakley, Annalee (Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary)
The UNHCR's potable water target in 2016 was 20 L/person/day. The refugees were averaging Groundwater may be the only source of drinking water in 19 L/person/day (UNHCR, 2016). Prior to consumption, semi-arid climates where precipitation and surface water pumped groundwater is treated with chlorine for waterborne resources are infrequent and unreliable. Water scarcity can pathogens; however, fluoride concentrations were generally disproportionately affect vulnerable populations such as high, and sometimes wells with significant yields required refugee camps. The problem is not only water supply but abandonment due to high fluoride concentrations (Bauman also water quality, including fluoride concentrations.
- Water & Waste Management > Water Management > Water Supplies & Services (1.00)
- Energy > Oil & Gas > Upstream (1.00)
The first crude oil exports from Kenya are on track for delivery. Trading company ChemChina UK (China National Chemical Corporation) has agreed to a deal to purchase 200,000 bbl extrraced from the Lokichar Basin in northern county of Turkana, marking Kenya's entry onto the list of oil exporting countries. Kenyan Petroleum Principal Secretary Andrew Kamau revealed this week that the Chinese state-owned multinational company had won the bid to buy Kenya's initial export. "The firm was selected on the basis of its offered price and according to standard international terms," Kamau said in a statement. The disclosure comes two weeks after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the $12 million sale of crude trucked from Lokichar to the port city of Mombasa.
- Africa > Kenya > Turkana County (0.30)
- Africa > Kenya > Mombasa > Mombasa (0.30)
Passive seismic data processing with no prior information: Estimating the crustal shear-wave velocity model of the South Lokichar Basin (Kenya) through integration of ambient seismic noise and teleseismic earthquake data
Giannopoulos, D. (Seismotech S.A.) | Orfanos, C. (Seismotech S.A.) | Leontarakis, K. (Seismotech S.A.) | Lois, A. (Seismotech S.A.) | Polychronopoulou, K. (Seismotech S.A.) | Martakis, N. (Seismotech S.A.) | Papazachos, C. (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) | Anthymidis, M. (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) | Martini, F. (Tullow Oil)
In the context of a passive seismic survey that was launched in the South Lokichar Basin, southwest of Lake Turkana, in Kenya, a seismic network consisting of 13 3-component broadband stations was deployed in the area. In this study, records of both ambient seismic noise and natural seismicity are jointly exploited, through ambient noise tomography and earthquake-based methodologies respectively, in order to obtain a reference shear-wave velocity (VS) crustal model. The applied passive seismic techniques allowed to constrain the VS distribution at depths ranging from the shallow parts of the crust down to Moho and the upper mantle. The lateral variations of the calculated VS model at depth are highly compatible with those obtained from previous experiments carried out across the Kenya rift. This agreement is a strong indication of the reliability of our results and leads us to infer that our model has the potential to serve as a reference VS crustal model for the broader region of the South Lokichar Basin. Presentation Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Session Start Time: 1:50 PM Presentation Time: 3:05 PM Location: Poster Station 12 Presentation Type: Poster
- Geophysics > Seismic Surveying > Seismic Processing (1.00)
- Geophysics > Seismic Surveying > Seismic Modeling > Velocity Modeling (1.00)
- Geophysics > Seismic Surveying > Passive Seismic Surveying (1.00)
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- Europe > Norway > North Sea > Central North Sea > Central Graben > Block 2/8 > Valhall Field > Hod Formation (0.99)
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