Deconvolution and spatial resolution of airborne gamma-ray surveys

Geophysics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1257-1266

  Billings, Stephen D ^a   Minty, Brian R ^b   Newsam, Garry N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; GAMMA RAYS; RADIOMETRY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

WIENER FILTERS;

GEOPHYSICS;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; DECONVOLUTION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; NOISE; SIGNAL; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 0141514468     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1598118     Document Type: Article

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