Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 What is the lithosphere?
- 2 Age of the lithosphere
- 3 Seismic structure of the lithosphere
- 4 Thermal regime of the lithosphere from heat flow data
- 5 Thermal state of the lithosphere from non-thermal data
- 6 CBL and lithospheric density from petrologic and geophysical data
- 7 Electrical structure of the lithosphere
- 8 Flexure and rheology
- 9 Evolution of the lithosphere
- 10 Summary of lithospheric properties
- References
- Subject index
- Geographical index
7 - Electrical structure of the lithosphere
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 October 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 What is the lithosphere?
- 2 Age of the lithosphere
- 3 Seismic structure of the lithosphere
- 4 Thermal regime of the lithosphere from heat flow data
- 5 Thermal state of the lithosphere from non-thermal data
- 6 CBL and lithospheric density from petrologic and geophysical data
- 7 Electrical structure of the lithosphere
- 8 Flexure and rheology
- 9 Evolution of the lithosphere
- 10 Summary of lithospheric properties
- References
- Subject index
- Geographical index
Summary
This chapter primarily discusses regional electromagnetic and magnetotelluric studies with a focus on electrical conductivity models of the lithospheric mantle for various tectonic settings. A short review of electromagnetic methods used in lithosphere studies is based largely on Vozoff (1986, 1991), Chave et al. (1991), Hermance (1995), Jones (1999), Jones and Craven (2004), Nover (2005), as well as on review papers published between 1992–2002 in several special issues of Surveys in Geophysics (volumes 13, 17, 18, 20, 23). Similarly to other chapters, it starts with an overview of laboratory measurements of electrical resistivity (conductivity) derived from numerous experimental studies. These data provide the basis for interpretations of electromagnetic (EM) and magnetotelluric (MT) results in terms of the lithospheric electrical conductivity structure. Regional conductivity models are presented for the oceanic and continental lithosphere.
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- The LithosphereAn Interdisciplinary Approach, pp. 425 - 504Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011