Robust Processing of Magnetotelluric Data from the Auroral Zone

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 49, Issue 42686, 1997, Pages 1451-1468

  Garcia, Xavier ^a   Chave, Alan D ^b   Jones, Alan G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORAL ZONE; DATA PROCESSING; MAGNETOTELLURIC DATA;

EID: 0031403720     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.49.1451     Document Type: Article

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