Groups, algebras, and the non-linearity of geophysical inverse problems

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-23

  Vasco, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity; Inverse problem; Inversion; Numerical techniques

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY; INVERSE PROBLEM; NON-LINEARITY; NUMERICAL METHOD;

USA, NEVADA, YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 0031460668     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb00592.x     Document Type: Article

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