An integrated magnetotelluric and aeromagnetic investigation of the Serra da Cangalha impact crater, Brazil

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 159-181

  Adepelumi, A A ^a   Fontes, Sergio L ^b   Schnegg, Pierre A ^c   Flexor, J M ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Observatório Nacional ^*  (Brazil)

^c Institute de Géologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

2D resistivity inversion; 3D forward modelling; Aeromagnetic; Basement; Impact crater; Magnetotelluric

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUIDS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AEROMAGNETIC DATA; CRATER; MAGNETOTELLURIC (MT); STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; CRATER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD;

BRAZIL; PARNAIBA BASIN; SERRA DA CANGALHA; SOUTH AMERICA; TOCANTINS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17544381940     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2004.08.029     Document Type: Article

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