Reply to the comment by A. Revil on ''Review of Self-potential methods in Hydrogeophysics'' by L. Jouniaux et al. [C. R. Geoscience 341 (2009) 928-936]

Laurence Jouniaux (1) , Alexis Maineult (2) , Véronique Naudet (3, 4) , Marc Pessel (5) , Pascal Sailhac (6)

1 IPGS-GE - Géophysique expérimentale (IPGS)
2 IPGP - Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
3 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
4 Ghymac - Géosciences hydrosciences matériaux constructions
5 IDES - Interactions et dynamique des environnements de surface
6 IPGS - Institut de physique du globe de Strasbourg

We did not discuss subjects that are still not well understood and still being debated since the title of our paper includes "review". We did not review and discuss all aspects of the theoretical background based on microscaled thermodynamics because we focused on field applications in hydrogeophysics. Moreover we submitted our manuscript in 2008 and thus did not acknowledge any paper published in 2009. However this comment is of interest because it gives us the opportunity to provide more precision by answering some points.

Mots clés: electrokinetics; earth sciences; self potential; streaming potential; zeta potential; inverse problem; wavelet techniques; water content; rocks; saturation

Domaines: Géophysique [physics.geo-ph]; Géophysique [physics.geo-ph]; Milieux et Changements globaux

Laurence Jouniaux, Alexis Maineult, Véronique Naudet, Marc Pessel, Pascal Sailhac. Reply to the comment by A. Revil on ''Review of Self-potential methods in Hydrogeophysics'' by L. Jouniaux et al. [C. R. Geoscience 341 (2009) 928-936]. Comptes Rendus Géoscience, 2010, 342 (10), pp.810-813. ⟨10.1016/j.crte.2010.07.002⟩. ⟨hal-00641691⟩