AEON Transdisciplinary Natural Baseline in the Karoo (South Africa)

Given the fracking debate in South Africa, AEON initiated a transdisciplinary baseline research ahead of fracking related to possible exploration and shale gas development in the Karoo. Aspects of the natural baseline in relation to subsurface geometry and connectivity within the critical zone are presented, and geophysical results, with emphasis on ambient seismic noise and magneto-telluric, are summarised.