3D resistivity gridding of large AEM datasets: A step toward enhanced geological interpretation

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-283

  Pryet, Alexandre ^a   Ramm, James ^b   Chilès, Jean Paul ^c   Auken, Esben ^b   Deffontaines, Benoit ^d   Violette, Sophie ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UPE   (France)

Author keywords

3D grid; 3D resistivity model; Airborne electromagnetics; Interpolation; Kriging

Indexed keywords

3D GRID; DATA SETS; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EM SURVEYS; GEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION; GEOPHYSICAL MODELS; GRIDDING; KRIGING; PROPAGATION OF ERROR;

GEOPHYSICS; INTERPOLATION; VISUALIZATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; INTERPOLATION; KRIGING; NUMERICAL MODEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 80052192820     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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