The forward problem of electromagnetic induction: Accurate finite-difference approximations for two-dimensional discrete boundaries with arbitrary geometry

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-40

  Aprea, Claudia ^a   Booker, John R ^a   Smith, J Torquil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic induction; Finite difference methods

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 0030739791     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb00936.x     Document Type: Article

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