Distortion decomposition of the magnetotelluric impedance tensors from a one-dimensional anisotropic Earth

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 268-284

  Jones, Alan G ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Electromagnetic theory; Magnetotelluric

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC RESPONSE; COMPLEX IMPEDANCE; DECOMPOSITION APPROACH; ELECTRICAL ANISOTROPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORIES; GALVANIC EFFECT; IMPEDANCE TENSOR; MAGNETOTELLURIC; NEAR-SURFACE; SYNTHETIC DATA;

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETOTELLURICS; SURFACE SCATTERING; TELLURIC PROSPECTING;

TENSORS;

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD;

EID: 84858616592     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05362.x     Document Type: Article

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