Improved techniques in data analysis and interpretation of potential fields: Examples of application in volcanic seismically active areas

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 733-751

  Rapolla, Antonio ^a   Cella, Federico ^b   Fedi, Maurizio ^a   Florio, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boundary analysis; Geomagnetism; Gravimetry; Potential fields; Signal enhancement techniques; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; VOLCANISM;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 0036957119     PISSN: 03652556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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