Three-dimensional modelling of gravity data using finite differences

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-422

  Farquharson, C G ^a   Mosher, C R W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 D; Forward modelling; Gravity

Indexed keywords

3-D; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CLOSED-FORM FORMULAE; CONJUGATE GRADIENT; EARTH MODELS; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FINITE DIFFERENCE APPROXIMATIONS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE SOLUTION; FINITE-VOLUME; FORWARD MODELLING; GAUSS-NEWTON; GRADIENT BASED; GRADIENT OPERATORS; GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATIONS; GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL; GRAVITY; GRAVITY DATA; GRAVITY INVERSIONS; INVERSION PROCEDURE; ITERATIVE PROCEDURES; LINEAR SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS; MATRIX-VECTOR PRODUCTS; MEMORY REQUIREMENTS; MEMORY USAGE; MODEL UPDATES; POISSON'S EQUATION; RECTANGULAR MESH; RECTANGULAR PRISMS;

DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; GRAVITATION; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; POISSON EQUATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DATA INVERSION; DATA PROCESSING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GRAVITY SURVEY; MATRIX; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VECTOR;

EID: 67349103766     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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