Beyond magnetotelluric decomposition: Induction, current channeling, and magnetotelluric phases over 90

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Lezaeta, Pamela ^a   Haak, Volker ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Current channeling; Induction; Magnetotelluric; Tensor decomposition; Three dimensional conductivity

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FAULT ZONE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD;

EID: 18244427703     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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