Surface-based 3D modeling of geological structures

Mathematical Geosciences

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 927-945

  Caumon, G ^a   Collon Drouaillet, P ^a   Le Carlier De Veslud, C ^b   Viseur, S ^c   Sausse, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

3D earth modeling; Geomodeling; Interpretation; Structural geology; Visualization

Indexed keywords

3-D MODELING; 3D EARTH MODELING; 3D GEOLOGICAL MODEL; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; GEOMODELING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH PAPERS; SOFTWARE USER GUIDES; SPARSE DATA; STRUCTURAL MODELING; STRUCTURAL MODELS; SUBSURFACE DATA; SURFACE-BASED; TRIANGULATED SURFACES;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MODEL STRUCTURES; QUALITY CONTROL; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VISUALIZATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DATA INTERPRETATION; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 76749108424     PISSN: 18748961     EISSN: 18748953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-009-9244-2     Document Type: Article

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