Application of tensorial electrical resistivity mapping to archaeological prospection

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-47

  Varga, Mihály ^a,b   Novák, Attila ^b,c   Szarka, László ^b,c  

^a KBFI TRIAS Ltd Geophysical Geotechnical Services and Instruments   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST HUNGARY   (Hungary)

^c GEODETIC AND GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; MOMENT TENSOR; ROTATION; VECTOR;

EID: 38849124850     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2007030     Document Type: Article

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