Estimation of shape factor and depth from gravity anomalies due to some simple sources

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-58

  Roy, L ^a   Agarwal, B N P ^a   Shaw, R K ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; CURVE FITTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

SHAPE FACTOR; SYMMETRICAL SYNCLINE;

GRAVITATIONAL PROSPECTING;

DEPTH DETERMINATION; GEOMETRY; GRAVITY ANOMALY;

EID: 0032932768     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2478.1999.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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