Lineaments Extraction from Gravity Data by Automatic Lineament Tracing Method in Sidi Bouzid Basin (Central Tunisia): Structural Framework Inference andHydrogeological Implication

Hajer Azaiez, Hakim Gabtni, Imen Bouyahya, Dorra Tanfous, Mourad Bedir

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DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2011.23040                

Abstract

The gravity method may be used in the exploration of deep sedimentary basins. It allows the structuring and the lateral and vertical extent of sedimentary fill to be determined. This study has concerned a qualitative and quantitative gravity analysis of Sidi Bouzid Basin in Central Tunisia. Bouguer anomaly analysis and Gravity data filtering allows us to emphasize the structures affecting the basin. The Automatic Lineament Tracing method helps to quantify the different gravity responses of faults located in the shallow and deep sedimentary sections and in the basement. The elaborated structural map of the study area constitutes a useful document for rationalizing the future groundwater exploration in the arid area of central Tunisia since it shows faults dipping and deep hydrogeologic sub-basin delineation.

Keywords

Gravity, Lineaments, Extraction, Tunisia, Hydrogeology

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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