Finite element resistivity modelling for three-dimensional structures with arbitrary anisotropy

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 15-27

  Li, Yuguo ^a,c   Spitzer, Klaus ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical anisotropy; Finite elements; Singularity removal; Three dimensional dc resistivity modelling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FINITE ELEMENT RESISTIVITY MODELING; FORTRAN CODE; PLAUSIBILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 17544378896     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2004.08.014     Document Type: Article

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