Using Mohr circles to identify regional dimensionality and strike angle from distorted magnetotelluric data

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 251-254

  Weaver, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Ted)   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impedance tensor; Invariants; Magnetotellurics; Mohr circles; Phase tensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009371981     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG04251     Document Type: Article

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