Graphic biostratigraphic borrelation using genetic algorithms

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 781-800

  Zhang, Tao ^a   Plotnick, Roy E ^b  

^a MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Biostratigraphy; Correlation; Genetic algorithms

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CORRELATION METHODS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GRAPH THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NUMERICAL METHOD; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

EID: 33847641412     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-006-9062-8     Document Type: Article

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