Geophysical modelling of the central Skellefte district, Northern Sweden; an integrated model based on the electrical, potential field and petrophysical data

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 84-100

  Tavakoli, Saman ^a   Elming, Sten Åke ^a   Thunehed, Hans ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Geovista AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3D modelling; Geoelectrical method; Inverse modelling; Potential field data; Skellefte district

Indexed keywords

3D-MODELLING; GEOELECTRICAL; INVERSE MODELLING; POTENTIAL FIELD; SKELLEFTE DISTRICT;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; ORE DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ELECTRICAL METHOD; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GRAVITY FIELD; INVERSE PROBLEM; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; ORE DEPOSIT; POTENTIAL FIELD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

SKELLEFTE RIVER; SWEDEN;

EID: 84861527961     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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