Magnetotelluric studies in Puga valley geothermal field, NW Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 405-424

  Harinarayana, T ^a   Abdul Azeez, K K ^a   Naganjaneyulu, K ^a   Manoj, C ^a   Veeraswamy, K ^a   Murthy, D N ^a   Prabhakar Eknath Rao, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Geoelectrical modelling; Geothermal field; Himalaya; Magnetotellurics; Puga valley

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); TWO DIMENSIONAL;

IGNEOUS ACTIVITY; SHALLOW CONDUCTIVE REGIONS; THERMAL ACTIVITY;

TELLURIC PROSPECTING;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; LADAKH; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 11044233154     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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