An ellipticity criterion in magnetotelluric tensor analysis

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-82

  Becken, M ^a   Burkhardt, H ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 D effects; Decomposition; Galvanic distortion; Magnetotelluric impedance tensor; Polarization state

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; POLARIZATION;

EID: 5144230083     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02376.x     Document Type: Article

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