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4.3. General mathematical representation<br />

feature. Therefore, when analysing values of TM and TE mode apparent resistivities, e.g.<br />

in order to determine the geoelectric strike direction (Sec. 4.4), it is advisable to use data<br />

that are related to a similar depth range instead [e.g. Jones, 2006]. In MT processing,<br />

depth estimates are often obtain through analytical direct transformations (Sec. 6.3.1).<br />

4.3. General mathematical representation<br />

Before examining attempts for the removal of distortion effects, it is useful to have a<br />

closer look at the mathematical representation of distortion effects in MT measurements.<br />

The most general form of the relation between distorted and undistorted EM fields can be<br />

given as<br />

E D<br />

h = EhP, (4.14)<br />

H D<br />

h = EhQ h = I + Q hZ, (4.15)<br />

H D z = [(Tx, Ty) + Q zZ] Hh; (4.16)<br />

(4.17)<br />

following the formulation used, among other, by Garcia and Jones [2001] and originally<br />

introduced by Zhang et al. [1987] with superscript D indicating the distorted version of<br />

electric ( E) and magnetic ( H) fields and the impedance matrix (Z), the subscripts h and<br />

z indicating the horizontal and vertical components, respectively. Therein, the distortion<br />

matrices are denoted by<br />

P = Pxx Pxy<br />

Pyx Pyy<br />

<br />

, Qh = Qxx Qxy<br />

, and Qz = <br />

Qzx, Qzy , (4.18)<br />

Qyx Qyy<br />

and I and (Tx, Ty) are the identity matrix and the vertical magnetic transfer function (sometimes<br />

referred to as tipper), respectively. Then the effect of distortion onto vertical magnetic<br />

transfer function and impedance, commonly used for interpretation of MT data, can<br />

be written as<br />

(Tx, Ty) D = [(Tx, Ty) + Q zZ](I + Q hZ) −1 , (4.19)<br />

Z D = (I + P) Z (I + Q hZ) −1 . (4.20)<br />

Traditionally all effects of distortion are combined in the so-called distortion tensor C,<br />

relating the undistorted MT impedance tensor Z with the measured distorted impedance<br />

Z D , i.e.<br />

Z D <br />

cxxZxx + cxyZyx cxxZxy + cxyZyy<br />

= C · Z =<br />

, (4.21)<br />

cyxZxx + cyyZyx cyxZxy + cyyZyy<br />

indicating that the each component of the impedance obtained in the disturbed case is a<br />

superposition of two regional impedance components related to the corresponding mag-<br />

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