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magnetotellurics
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magnetotellurics [mag‚ned·ō·tə′lür·iks]
(geophysics)
A geophysical exploration technique that measures natural electromagnetic fields to image subsurface electrical resistivity, providing information about the earth's interior composition and structure since naturally occurring rocks and minerals exhibit a broad range of electrical resistivities.
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The instability and variations in telluric currents and magnetotelluric fields is one reason most geophysical methods choose instead to negate themor select specific frequencies.
Utility and limits of dowsing rods to chart the subsurface by Janks, John S. / Frontier Perspectives
The current 84 broad-band, photovoltaic-powered seismological and magnetotelluric (MT) observatories installed in Ontario, BC, Nunavut, and NWT are transmitting over a VSAT satellite network to London and Ottawa, which receive data and control the stations.
Conference report Geoscience Summit 2004 Ottawa, Ontario 16-17 ... by Hanmer, Simon / Geoscience Canada
A New Seafloor Technique Measures Electrical Conductivity Deep Within the Earth The MELT Experiment was the largest seafloor geophysical experiment ever attempted, and one of its major components was MT, the magnetotelluric technique.
A current affair by Evans, Robert / Oceanus
 
 
 
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