Improved 3D pole-dipole resistivity surveys using radial measurement pairs

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Nyquist, Jonathan E ^a   Roth, Mary J S ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

BEDROCK; DATA QUALITY; POLE-DIPOLE RESISTIVITY SURVEYS; RADIAL MEASUREMENT;

GEOPHYSICS;

DATA QUALITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 29344474703     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024153     Document Type: Article

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