Inversion of gravity anomalies of three-dimensional density interfaces

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 887-896

  Rao, P Rama ^a   Swamy, K V ^a   Murthy, I V Radhakrishna ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gravity anomalies; Inversion; Three dimensional density interfaces

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; DATA INVERSION; DENSITY; GRAVITY ANOMALY; INTERFACE;

EID: 0033379170     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(99)00051-5     Document Type: Article

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