A wavelet-analysis-based new approach for interference elimination in geochemical hydrocarbon exploration

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 939-952

  Zhang, Liuping ^a   Bai, Guoping ^b   Xu, Yixian ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Conceptual model; Hydrocarbon indicator; Mallat algorithm; Multiplication interference; Superimposition interference

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MODELING;

EID: 4344628602     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MATG.0000011587.46835.f8     Document Type: Article

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