The Magnetotelluric Method : Theory and Practice (Paperback)

Preface; List of contributors; 1. Introduction to the magnetotelluric method Alan D. Chave and Alan G. Jones; 2. The theoretical basis for electromagnetic induction Alan D. Chave and Peter Weidelt; 3. Earth's magnetic environment: 3A. Conductivity of Earth materials Rob L. Evans; 3B. Description of the magnetospheric/ionospheric sources Ari Viljanen; 4. The magnetotelluric response function Peter Weidelt and Alan D. Chave; 5. Estimation of the magnetotelluric response function Alan D. Chave; 6. Distortion of magnetotelluric data: its identification and removal Alan G. Jones; 7. The 2D and 3D forward problems Chester Weiss; 8. The inverse problem William L. Rodi and Randall L. Mackie; 9. Instrumentation and field procedures Ian Ferguson; 10. Case histories and geological applications Ian Ferguson, Alan G. Jones and Alan D. Chave; Index.