The point-spread function measure of resolution for the 3-D electrical resistivity experiment

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 405-414

  Oldenborger, Greg A ^a,c   Routh, Partha S ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d Seismic Technology Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Hydrogeophysics; Hydrology; Inverse theory; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; GAUSSIAN METHOD; GREEN FUNCTION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INVERSE PROBLEM; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 58549083173     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.04003.x     Document Type: Article

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