Aeromagnetic survey and interpretation, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean

Geothermics

Volumn 25, Issue 4-5 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 471-488

  Ross, Howard P ^a   Nielson, Dennis L ^a   Green, Dale J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetic survey; Ascension Island; Atlantic Ocean; Geothermal exploration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAPPING; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY;

GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS; DYKE; GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY;

ATLANTIC, ASCENSION ISLAND;

EID: 0030206955     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0375-6505(96)00016-8     Document Type: Article

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