Numerical simulation of electrokinetic potentials associated with subsurface fluid flow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B7, 1999, Pages 15247-15259

  Ishido, Tsuneo ^a   Pritchett, John W ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; FLUID FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; NUMERICAL MODEL; SELF-POTENTIAL;

EID: 0032697515     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900093     Document Type: Article

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