A trans-dimensional Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm for model assessment using frequency-domain electromagnetic data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 252-272

  Minsley, Burke J ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Hydrogeophysics; Inverse theory; Non linear electromagnetics; Probability distributions

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; DATA SETS; DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC DATA; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FREE PARAMETERS; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; HYDROGEOPHYSICS; INVERSE THEORY; LEAST SQUARES ANALYSIS; MEASURED DATA; MEASURED SYSTEM; MODEL ASSESSMENT; NATURAL MEASURE; NUMBER OF LAYERS; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; PARAMETER VALUES; PARAMETRIZATIONS; PRIOR INFORMATION; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; RESISTIVITY VALUES; SYSTEM GEOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; LITHOLOGY; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RATING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WELL LOGGING;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATA INVERSION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; HYDROGEOLOGY; INVERSE PROBLEM; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; LITHOLOGY; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NONLINEARITY; PARAMETERIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052967918     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05165.x     Document Type: Article

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