Determinable and non-determinable parameters of galvanic distortion in magnetotellurics

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 915-930

  Bibby, H M ^a   Caldwell, T G ^a,b   Brown, C ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic methods; Galvanic distortion; Geo electrical strike; Magnetotellurics; Phase tensor; Regional conductivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD;

EID: 33745271842     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02779.x     Document Type: Article

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