The KRISP-94 magnetotelluric survey of early 1995: First results

Tectonophysics

Volumn 278, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 261-271

  Simpson, F L ^a   Haak, V ^a   Khan, M A ^b   Sakkas, V ^b   Meju, M ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kenya Rift; Magnetotellurics

Indexed keywords

KRISP 94; MAGNETOTELLURIC SURVEY; RIFT;

KENYA, KENYA RIFT;

EID: 0031404678     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00107-8     Document Type: Article

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