%0 Journal Article %T The Effects of Negative Values of Apparent Resistivity in TEM Surveys %A Cassiano Antonio Bortolozo %A Julian David Realpe Campa£ża %A Marco Antonio Couto Junior %A Jorge Luis Porsani %A Fernando Ac¨˘cio Monteiro dos Santos %J International Journal of Geosciences %P 1182-1190 %@ 2156-8367 %D 2016 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ijg.2016.710088 %X The calculation of apparent resistivity in electrical methods is relatively simple and consolidated in the literature. Furthermore, in the case of DC methods, the apparent resistivity values are for the most part, intuitive and enable an initial interpretation of the results. On the other hand, in TEM method the apparent resistivity values are not very intuitive and interpretation based only on the apparent resistivity values cannot be done reasonably. In this way, this paper presents a discussion about the reasons and effects of the negatives values of apparent resistivity in TEM soundings. The main objective of this paper is to clarify the meanings of these negatives values and the possible effects in TEM inversion. %K Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) %K Apparent Resistivity %K Negative Values %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=71535