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Results of recent studies of electrical conductivity of sub-surface structure in parts of the western and mid-western states of Nigeria

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A mathematical structure that takes into account the spatial non-uniformity of the source field distribution has been applied to geomagnetic data collected in Nigeria.

A heuristic modelling technique, whose inverse exists, has been employed to obtain four-to sixlayered conductivity models of the earth.

The results represent further delineation of fine structure in the sub-surface profile beneath Nigeria. An attempt is made to correlate these results with the feasible geological structure of the area.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    O. Agunloye

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Oni, E., Agunloye, O. Results of recent studies of electrical conductivity of sub-surface structure in parts of the western and mid-western states of Nigeria. PAGEOPH 114, 53–60 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00875491

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