Articles | Volume 15, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-1465-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-1465-2024
Research article
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11 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 11 Dec 2024

Combining crosshole and reflection borehole ground-penetrating radar (GPR) for imaging controlled freezing in shallow aquifers

Peter Jung, Götz Hornbruch, Andreas Dahmke, Peter Dietrich, and Ulrike Werban

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Borehole-GPR crosshole and reflection data from monitoring of freeze-thaw cycles in a geological latent heat storage system Peter Jung et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.971978

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We demonstrate the feasibility of imaging vertical freezing boundaries using borehole ground-penetrating radar (GPR) in experimental geological latent heat storage, where part of a shallow Quaternary aquifer is frozen. To gain insights into the current thermal state in the subsurface, we assess the frozen volume dimension. We show that a combination of crosshole and reflection measurements allows us to image the ice body with high accuracy in the challenging environment of saturated sediments.