Electromagnetic detection of a 410-km-deep melt layer in the southwestern United States

Nature

Volumn 447, Issue 7147, 2007, Pages 991-994

  Toffelmier, Daniel A ^a   Tyburczy, James A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; MELT; MODELING; TRANSITION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOLOGY; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250885762     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05922     Document Type: Article

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