Groundwater flow and hydrothermal systems within volcanic edifices: Delineation by electric self-potential and magnetotellurics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Aizawa, Koki ^a,b   Ogawa, Yasuo ^a   Ishido, Tsuneo ^c  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IMAGING METHOD; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESOLUTION; SEALING; SELF POTENTIAL; STRATOVOLCANO; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 63049101213     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005910     Document Type: Article

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