Regional electrical resistivity structure of the southern Canadian Cordillera and its physical interpretation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B12, 2001, Pages 30755-30769

  Ledo, Juanjo ^a   Jones, Alan G ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; LOWER CRUST; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CANADIAN CORDILLERA;

EID: 0035712038     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000358     Document Type: Article

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