Application of 1-D convolutional modeling to interpretation of ground penetrating radar profiles-turbidite channel sandstone 1, lewis shale, wyoming

Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-254

  Young, Roger Adams ^a   Staggs, Julie G ^a,c   Slatt, Roger M ^a   Van Dam, Remke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Devon Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTIONAL WAVEFORM; GEOLOGICAL ELEMENTS; TURBIDITE; ZERO-OFFSET;

BOREHOLES; CONVOLUTION; LITHOLOGY; MAPPING; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

BOREHOLE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GPS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LEVEE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; SANDSTONE; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY; TURBIDITE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 35448967036     PISSN: 10831363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/JEEG12.3.241     Document Type: Article

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