Optimizing the use of aeromagnetic data for predictive geological interpretation: an example from the Grenville Province, Quebec

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 565-576

  Parsons, Sharon ^a   Nadeau, Léopold ^b   Keating, Pierre ^b   Chung, Chang Jo ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geophysical modeling; GIS; Magnetic data; Predictive geological mapping; Spatial modeling

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GEOPHYSICAL MODELING; MAGNETIC DATA; PREDICTIVE GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; SPATIAL MODELING;

LITHOLOGY;

DATA PROCESSING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LITHOLOGY; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 33646471104     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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