Interpreting potential field data using continuous wavelet transforms of their horizontal derivatives

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 984-992

  Cooper, G R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Euler deconvolution; Gravity; Magnetics; Semi automatic interpretation

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTION; GRAVITATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EULER DECONVOLUTION; INTERPRETING POTENTIAL FIELD DATA; SEMI-AUTOMATIC INTERPRETATION;

WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

CONVOLUTION; GRAVITATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

DATA INTERPRETATION; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; TRANSFORM; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745818325     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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