Variations in the electrical conductivity of the upper mantle beneath North America and the Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B4, 2000, Pages 8229-8242

  Neal, Scott L ^a,b   Mackie, Randall L ^c   Larsen, Jimmy C ^d,f   Schultz, Adam ^e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c GSY USA Inc   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MANTLE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0034629870     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900447     Document Type: Article

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