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Densely sampled geophysical data can supplement hydrogeological data for estimating the spatial distribution of porosity and hydraulic conductivity over an aquifer. A 3D Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was performed over a shallow unconfined aquifer consisting of a coarse to medium sand sequence overlying an impermeable clay layer. The site is instrumented with piezometers and water levels are frequently monitored. Vertical determination of moisture and granulometry at a resolution of 10 cm were made at a few locations. The GPR reflection times were correlated with piezometric and stratigraphic information; cokriging of both data yields the spatial distribution of the radar velocities within the layers. Porosity and hydraulic conductivities are estimated using the Complex Refractive Index Method (CRIM) and Kozeny–Carman formulations, respectively. A pumping test and a tracer test, both done using …