Joint 1D inversion of TEM and MT data and 3D inversion of MT data in the Hengill area, SW Iceland

Geothermics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-34

  Árnason, Knútur ^a   Eysteinsson, Hjálmar ^a   Hersir, Gylfi Páll ^a  

^a ICELAND GEOSURVEY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

3D inversion; Geothermal; Hengill volcanic complex; Iceland; Joint interpretation; Joint inversion; Resistivity structure; Volcanology

Indexed keywords

3D INVERSION; ICELANDS; JOINT INTERPRETATION; JOINT INVERSION; RESISTIVITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC COMPLEX;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; TECTONICS; TELLURIC PROSPECTING; VOLCANOES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BOUGUER ANOMALY; DATA INVERSION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT SOURCE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLCANOLOGY;

HENGILL; ICELAND;

EID: 77649236867     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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