• DocumentCode
    1020099
  • Title

    Time-Domain Electromagnetic Sounding

  • Author

    Harthill, Norman

  • Author_Institution
    Group Seven, Inc., Golden, CO 80401
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1976
  • Firstpage
    256
  • Lastpage
    260
  • Abstract
    The electrical structure of the earth can be studied effectively to depths of 3-5 km using a time-domain electromagnetic sounding method. In the method, an electromagnetic field is generated by passing a current step with an amplitude of several hundred amperes through a grounded wire 1-2 km in length. Then, the magnetic induction is detected and recorded at distances of 10-12 km. Experience with several thousand such soundings has shown them to provide accurate information on the electrical structure of the subsurface.
  • Keywords
    Conductivity; Earth; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic measurements; Geoscience; Magnetic field measurement; Oceans; Time domain analysis; Volcanoes; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Geoscience Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9413
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TGE.1976.294435
  • Filename
    4071813