Electrical anisotropy and conductivity distribution functions of fractal random networks and of the crust: The scale effect of connectivity

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 649-660

  Bahr, Rarsten ^a,b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Composite media; Electrical conductivity; Electromagnetic methods; Fractals; Rock fracture

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CONNECTIVITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; FRACTAL RANDOM NETWORK; FRACTURE; SCALE EFFECT;

EID: 0031460952     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb01859.x     Document Type: Article

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