Controlled source time-domain electromagnetic methods for sea floor electric conductivity mapping®

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 270-274

  Yang, Jian Wen ^a   Edwards, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electric conductivity maping; Instruments; Seafloor resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746693157     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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