aquifers

The USGS will be using the CGG RESOLVE helicopter system to gather geophysical information related to the Mississippi Alluvial Plain to continue aquifer mapping. (Source: USGS/Burke Minsley)

Low-flying chopper to follow rivers, mapping aquifers

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People along rivers in seven states may see a low-flying helicopter towing a long cylinder, starting late this month and going into July. The 30-foot-long tube holds an electromagnetic instrument that the U.S. Geological Survey uses…