Spectral prediction of magnetic source depths from simple numerical models

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 847-852

  Nwogbo, P O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetic spectra; Data window; Fast Fourier transform; Magnetic source depths; Nyquist frequency; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; BURIED TARGET; DEPTH DETERMINATION; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032215822     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(97)00131-3     Document Type: Article

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