The role of nonlinearity in inverse problems

Inverse Problems

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-404

  Snieder, Roel ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0000702501     PISSN: 02665611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0266-5611/14/3/003     Document Type: Article

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