Electromagnetic induction studies in the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 687-700

  Kusi, Robert ^a,c   White, Antony ^a   Heinson, Graham ^a   Milligan, Peter ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c Geoman Consultants   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Australia; Crustal structure; Electrical conductivity; Electromagnetic modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038894701     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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