摘要 |
A low noise, magnetotelluric, intercalation electrode is disclosed that is both electronically and ionically conductive and stable in ground water brine. The electrode is comprised of an inert or chemically inactive long cylindrical and porous support shield, a semipermeable membrane located in the shield selectively permeable to the positive ions of a metal selected from the group consisting of Na+ and K+ ions, a brine electrolyte, and an electrode axis located in the brine electrolyte that includes an electronically conductive, metallic material ionically reversible to Na+ and K+. The electrode is sealed and attachable at its electrode axis to a wire leading to another electrode spaced apart therefrom. The wire connection permits voltage measurements and thereby provides a method for determining the resistivity between the electrodes at frequencies that are quite low without being interferred with by noise attendant prior art magnetotelluric electrodes. Thus, such electrodes allow meaningful resistivity measurements not previously obtainable.
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