An enhanced method for source parameter imaging of magnetic data collected for mineral exploration

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 655-665

  Smith, Richard S ^a   Salem, Ahmed ^b   Lemieux, Jean ^a  

^a Fugro Airborne Surveys Canada   (Canada)

^b NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

MAGNETIC DATA; PEAK VALUE; STRUCTURAL INDEX; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION;

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

IMAGING METHOD; MAGNETIC SURVEY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

EID: 28244489849     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: 13652478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2005.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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