Electromagnetic mapping of electrical conductivity beneath the Columbia basalts

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 963-986

  Morrison, H Frank ^a   Shoham, Yoram ^b   Hoversten, G Michael ^a   Torres Verdín, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MAPPING; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTS;

COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT GROUP; ELECTROMAGNETIC MAPPING; LOW RESISTIVITY ZONES; MAGNETOTELLURIC ARRAY PROFILING; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PROSPECTING;

BASALT; COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT GROUP; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MAGNETOTELLURIC ARRAY PROFILING; RESISTIVITY;

USA;

EID: 0030292157     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.1996.tb00186.x     Document Type: Article

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