Transient electromagnetic responses in seafloor with triaxial anisotropy

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 292-304

  Yu, L ^a,b   Evans, R L ^a,c   Edwards, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cracks; Electromagnetic methods; Mid ocean ridges; Triaxially anisotropic conductivity

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; OCEANIC CRUST; SEA FLOOR; TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC RESPONSE; TRIAXIAL ANISOTROPY; TRIAXIAL MODEL;

EID: 0030818280     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb01582.x     Document Type: Article

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