Deep electrical structure of the Central Volcanic Region and Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 591-603

  Ingham, Malcolm ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity; Magnetotellurics; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; TRANSECT;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE; WORLD;

EID: 23944523331     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351838     Document Type: Article

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