Probabilistic models for estimating lithology

Engineering Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 43-55

  Rosenbaum, M S ^a   Rosen L ^b   Gustafson, G ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Estimation; Lithology; Model; Probabilistic models

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; LABORATORIES; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; ROCKS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TUNNELS;

ASPO HARD ROCK LABORATORY; BAYES-MARKOV METHOD; GEOSTATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; MARKOV CHAIN;

LITHOLOGY;

BAYES-MARKOV METHOD; BOREHOLE LOGGING; LITHOLOGY; PROBABILISTIC MODEL; SURFACE MAPPING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

SWEDEN, ASPO;

EID: 0031210759     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(96)00118-4     Document Type: Article

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