{"id":1559,"date":"2024-02-27T14:42:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T11:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=1559"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T11:43:01","slug":"magneto-telluric-mt-method","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/magneto-telluric-mt-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Magneto Telluric (MT) Method"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The magnetotelluric (MT) method is a geophysical technique that is employed to deduce the electrical conductivity of the Earth&rsquo;s sub-surface. The MT technique is capable of detecting the electrical resistivity characteristics of the key elements of the geothermal system, such as the heat source, cap rock layer, and structures that facilitate fluid flow. By combining the MT model with surface <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Geology&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Geology is the science which deals with the physical structure and substance of the earth, its history, and the processes which act on them.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/geology\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>geology<\/a> and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Geochemistry&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Geochemistry is derived from two words, &amp;quot;Geo&rdquo; meaning Earth, and &amp;quot;Chemistry&rdquo; referring to the chemical composition of a substance. Geochemistry, therefore, refers to the study of the chemical composition of the Earth.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/geochemistry\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">geochemistry<\/a>, a conceptual model of the geothermal system is constructed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The magnetotelluric (MT) method is a geophysical technique that is employed to deduce the electrical conductivity of the Earth&rsquo;s sub-surface. The MT technique is capable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1559","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1560,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1559\/revisions\/1560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}