Structure of the central scandinavian caledonides and the underlying precambrian basement, new constraints from magnetotellurics

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-69

  Korja, T ^a   Smirnov, M ^a   Pedersen, L B ^b   Gharibi, M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Electrical properties; Europe; Magnetotelluric

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BASEMENT ROCK; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; LOWER CRUST; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; SHALE; TRANSFER FUNCTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UPPER MANTLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; JAMTLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 53649096561     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03913.x     Document Type: Article

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