Electrical structure and fault feature of crust and mantle of western Tibet plateau: Based on results of magnetotelluric survey along profile Zhada-Quanshuihu

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 474-480

  Jin, Sheng ^a,b,c   Ye, Gao Feng ^a,b,c   Wei, Wen Bo ^a,b,c   Den, Ming ^a,b,c   Jing, Jian En ^a,b,c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Electrical structure; High conductive layers of crust; Magnetotelluric (MT); Structural characteristic of fault; West of the Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA PROCESSING; GEOPHYSICS; RESEARCH;

CRUST; MAGNETOTELLURICS (MT); TIBETAN PLATEAU;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34547991920     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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