Electrical-resistivity imaging of the central Trans-Hudson orogen

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-515

  Ferguson, Ian J ^a   Stevens, Kevin M ^b   Jones, Alan G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Falconbridge Limited   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRADIENT METHODS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LANDFORMS; SEISMOLOGY;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING; MAGNETOTELLURIC MEASUREMENT; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; HUDSONIAN OROGENY; LITHOPROBE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27744541601     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-017     Document Type: Article

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