The utility of potential field enhancements for remote predictive mapping

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 35, Issue , 2009, Pages S1-S11

  Pilkington, M ^a   Keating, P B ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LOCATION; DATA ENHANCEMENT; DATA EXAMPLES; GEOLOGIC MAPPING; LEVELS OF DETAIL; MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; MAGNETIC SOURCES; POTENTIAL FIELD; PREDICTIVE MAPPING; SOURCE DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; THEORETICAL ARGUMENTS;

MAPPING;

EID: 77953014612     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m09-021     Document Type: Article

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