Deep electrical resistivity structure of the northwestern U.S. derived from 3-D inversion of USArray magnetotelluric data

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 402, Issue C, 2014, Pages 290-304

  Meqbel, Naser M ^a,b   Egbert, Gary D ^a   Wannamaker, Philip E ^c   Kelbert, Anna ^a   Schultz, Adam ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity; Magnetotellurics; Pacific NW; Tectonics; USArray

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRATION; MAGNETOTELLURICS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TECTONICS; TELLURIC PROSPECTING;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY STRUCTURES; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENTS; MAGNETOTELLURIC DATA; MANTLE TRANSITION ZONE; NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS; PACIFIC NW; USARRAY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 84926277518     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.12.026     Document Type: Article

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