An electrical model of the crust and upper mantle in Scotland

Magnetotelluric and magnetovariational studies in southern Scotland 1–4 have been followed by deep electrical soundings at an additional 30 sites. These lie on an approximately linear traverse extending from Kinlochbervie in the Lewisian Foreland to Borthwickbrae in the Scottish Borders (Fig. l a )....

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Published in:Nature (London) 1980-09, Vol.287 (5777), p.30-33
Main Authors: Hutton, V. R. S, Ingham, M. R, Mbipom, E. W
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Magnetotelluric and magnetovariational studies in southern Scotland 1–4 have been followed by deep electrical soundings at an additional 30 sites. These lie on an approximately linear traverse extending from Kinlochbervie in the Lewisian Foreland to Borthwickbrae in the Scottish Borders (Fig. l a ). This traverse crosses the main geological zones of Scotland and follows reasonably closely the line of the LISPB 5 seismic project (Fig. 1 b ). Full details of these geo-electric studies will be published elsewhere. We present here results of two-dimensional modelling of both the magnetotelluric and geomagnetic response functions 6,7 obtained along the traverse.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/287030a0