SNMR Soundings to Investigate Primary Aquifers along the Cape West Coast – South Africa

P053 SNMR SOUNDINGS TO INVESTIGATE PRIMARY AQUIFERS ALONG THE CAPE WEST COAST - SOUTH AFRICA Introduction 1 Surface Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (SNMR) sounding also referred to as MRS (Magnetic Resonance Sounding) is a relatively new method applied in groundwater exploration. It differs significantly from other geophysical techniques in that it is the only method that allows the direct determination of both the volume of extractable groundwater and its depth distribution. Although Nuclear Magnetic Resonance technology is widely applied in the chemical and medical research fields as well as in borehole geophysics the application as a surface method to groundwater exploration