Measuring rock permeability along a fault
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Detailed Description
Research Geologist Scott Minor testing rock permeability along the Santa Rosa Island fault in the Channel Island National Park, CA. Surface water, a limited resource, is partially controlled by contrasting permeabilities of rock juxtaposed by faulting.
Sources/Usage
Courtesy: Kevin Schmidt