Optimized and robust experimental design: A non-linear application to EM sounding

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 458-468

  Maurer, Hansruedi ^a   Boerner, David E ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic sounding; Experimental design; Inversion; Robust statistics

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETICS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION THEORY;

EID: 0031776010     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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