Application of a hybrid method combining multilevel fuzzy comprehensive evaluation with asymmetric fuzzy relation analysis to mapping prospectivity

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-108

  Zuo, Renguang ^a   Cheng, Qiuming ^a,b   Agterberg, Frederik P ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric fuzzy relation analysis; Mineral potential mapping; Multilevel fuzzy comprehensive evaluation; Porphyry copper; Tibet; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC FUZZY RELATION ANALYSIS; MULTILEVEL FUZZY COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; PORPHYRY COPPER; TIBET; UNCERTAINTY;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COPPER; HYBRID SENSORS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; TARGETS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COPPER; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MAPPING; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PORPHYRY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

EID: 61349098803     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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