Time-resolved study of charge generation and propagation in igneous rocks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B5, 2000, Pages 11001-11019

  Freund, Friedemann ^a,b,c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA Ames Operations   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; IGNEOUS ROCK; RESISTIVITY;

EID: 0034630685     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900423     Document Type: Article

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