Resolution of 3-D electrical resistivity images from inversions of 2-D orthogonal lines

Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 339-349

  Gharibi, Mehran ^a   Bentley, Laurence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING (ERI); ELECTRODE SPACINGS; SURVEY DESIGNS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

DATA INVERSION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 30844450304     PISSN: 10831363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/JEEG10.4.339     Document Type: Article

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