The magnetotelluric phase tensor: a critical review

JR Booker - Surveys in Geophysics, 2014 - Springer
The magnetotelluric (MT) phase tensor is a property of the MT impedance that is resistant to
a common form of distortion due to unresolvable local structure. Review of the theory leads …

On the causes of electrical conductivity anomalies in tectonically stable lithosphere

K Selway - Surveys in Geophysics, 2014 - Springer
Magnetotelluric (MT) data can image the electrical resistivity of the entire lithospheric column
and are therefore one of the most important data sources for understanding the structure …

The role of electrical anisotropy in magnetotelluric responses: From modelling and dimensionality analysis to inversion and interpretation

A Martí - Surveys in Geophysics, 2014 - Springer
The study of electrical anisotropy in the Earth, defined as the electrical conductivity varying
with orientation, has experienced important advances in the last years regarding the …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying lithospheric boundaries using magnetotellurics and Nd isotope geochemistry: An example from the Gawler Craton, Australia

S Curtis, S Thiel - Precambrian Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Major lithospheric boundaries play a fundamental role in localizing crustal deformation and
metal enrichment in the crust. Their identification in poorly exposed terranes remains …

Eastern termination of the Altyn Tagh Fault, western China: Constraints from a magnetotelluric survey

Q **ao, G Shao, J Liu‐Zeng, ME Oskin… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The left‐lateral Altyn Tagh Fault forms the northern boundary of the Tibetan Plateau.
The strike‐slip rate of the active Altyn Tagh Fault decreases northeastward and reduces …

The advantages of logarithmically scaled data for electromagnetic inversion

B Wheelock, S Constable, K Key - Geophysical Journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Non-linear inversion algorithms traverse a data misfit space over multiple iterations of trial
models in search of either a global minimum or some target misfit contour. The success of …

Fluid and melt pathways in the central Chilean subduction zone near the 2010 Maule earthquake (35–36 S) as inferred from magnetotelluric data

D Cordell, MJ Unsworth, D Diaz… - Geochemistry …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The subduction zone of central Chile (36° S) has produced some of the world's largest
earthquakes and significant volcanic eruptions. Understanding the fluid fluxes and structure …

Electrical resistivity structures of the Kunlun–Qaidam–Qilian system at the northern Tibet and their tectonic implications

Q **ao, G Shao, G Yu, J Cai, J Wang - Physics of the Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The northern Tibetan Plateau is characterized by northwest–southeast trending
basin-range systems such as the Kunlun Shan Ranges–Qaidam Basin–Qilian Shan …

Magnetotelluric imaging of anisotropic crust near Fort McMurray, Alberta: implications for engineered geothermal system development

M Liddell, M Unsworth, J Pek - Geophysical Journal …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Viability for the development of an engineered geothermal system (EGS) in the oilsands
region near Fort McMurray, Alberta, is investigated by studying the structure of the …

Electrical structures in the northwest margin of the Junggar basin: Implications for its late Paleozoic geodynamics

S Zhang, Y Xu, L Jiang, B Yang, Y Liu, WL Griffin… - Tectonophysics, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent geological, geochemical and geophysical data have inclined to support the
presence of a remnant Paleozoic oceanic lithosphere beneath the Western Junggar …