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Bahr, K., Olsen, N. and Shankland, T.J. (1993). On the combination of the magnetotelluric and the geomagnetic depthsounding method for resolving an electrical conductivity increase at 400 km depth. Geophysical Research Letters 20: doi: 10.1029/93GL02134. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The simultaneous use of two different passive electromagnetic (EM) sounding techniques for resolving the upper mantle electrical conductivity structure is emphasized: The geomagnetic (GM) method uses magnetic field variations at periods between 3 hours and 600 hours, yielding penetration depths between 300 km and 1000 km. The magnetotelluric (MT) method is applied to field variations at periods between a few seconds and 16 hours and yields penetration depths between a few km and 600 km. This is an extension of both methods, using additional Dst-data for MT and additional Sq-data for GM. In application to field data from Western Europe the resulting overlap of the target depths includes electrical conductivity increase from 10-2 S/m at 300 km to 1 S/m at 700 km depth while a single conductivity jump at either 400, 500, or 700 km cannot explain the broadband data. Although the olivine to spinel transition is a possible explanation of the conductivity enhancement at 400 km depth, another mineralogy could also occur. This conductivity increase has not been resolved in other sub-continental profiles and lateral heterogeneity is probable in this depth range. ¿American Geophysical Union 1993 |
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Electromagnetics, Electromagnetic theory, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Geomagnetic induction, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Time variations, diurnal to secular, Tectonophysics, Composition and state of the Earth's interior |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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