A FORTRAN program to implement the method of finite elements to compute regional and residual anomalies from gravity data

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 848-852

  Agarwal, B N P ^a   Srivastava, Shalivahan ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Chromite deposit; Gravity anomaly; Pascal triangle; Salt dome; Serendipity 8 node

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; FORTRAN PROGRAMS; GRAVITY ANOMALIES; GRAVITY DATA; HOUSTON , USA; METHOD OF FINITE ELEMENTS; PASCAL TRIANGLE; RECTANGULAR BLOCK; REGIONAL TRENDS; SALT DOME; SALT DOMES;

CHROMITE; DEPOSITS; DOMES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SALT DEPOSITS;

CHROMITE DEPOSITS;

CHROMITE; DATA SET; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVITY ANOMALY; ORE BODY; SALT DOME; SOFTWARE;

CAMAGUEY; CUBA; HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953544433     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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