A new method for complete quantitative interpretation of self-potential anomalies

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 211-224

  El Araby, Hesham M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Interpretation; Least squares; Model parameters; Noise; Self potential; Shape factor

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

RANDOM NOISE; SELF-POTENTIAL (SP);

GEOPHYSICS;

DATA INTERPRETATION; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; SELF POTENTIAL;

EID: 2142643167     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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