A versatile nonlinear inversion to interpret gravity anomaly caused by a simple geometrical structure

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 162, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2557-2571

  Tlas, M ^a   Asfahani, J ^a   Karmeh, H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Gravity anomaly; Interior penalty function; Mathematical modelling; Stochastic algorithm

Indexed keywords

DATA INVERSION; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY ANOMALY;

EID: 29244434103     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-005-2775-7     Document Type: Article

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