CSRMT measurements in the frequency range of 1-250kHz to map a normal fault in the Volvi basin, Greece

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-195

  Bastani, M ^a,b,c   Savvaidis, A ^b   Pedersen, L B ^a   Kalscheuer, T ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Basin; Controlled source; Normal fault; Phase lock technique; Radio Magnetotelluric

Indexed keywords

2-D MODEL; 2D INVERSION; 2D STRUCTURES; BASIN; CONTROLLED SOURCE; DATA FITS; DATA SETS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ERROR FLOOR; FREQUENCY RANGES; INTERPRETATION TOOLS; MAGNETIC DIPOLE; NORMAL FAULTS; PHASE-LOCK; PLANE WAVE; SURFACE FAULTS; THESSALONIKI;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETOTELLURICS; RADIO BROADCASTING; TRANSMITTERS;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BASIN ANALYSIS; BEDROCK; BOREHOLE; DATA SET; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GEOMETRY; GNEISS; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; NORMAL FAULT; SCHIST;

GREECE;

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 80052218202     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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