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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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Caldwell and colleagues used magnetotellurics to obtain a picture of what was happening down to 100 kilometers below the earth's surface.
WesternGeco completed the acquisition phase of a major electromagnetics project to acquire and interpret Controlled Source Electromagnetics (CSEM) and Marine Magnetotellurics (MMT) data over selected prospects offshore Greenland.
These surveys offer the unique advantage of more precise base and edge-of-salt definition through multi-measurement constrained imaging--the integration of magnetotellurics, gravity and Q-Marine data.
 
 
 
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