High definition cross-well electrical resistivity imaging using seismoelectric focusing and image-guided inversion

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 880-894

  Sava, P ^a   Revil, A ^a,b   Karaoulis, M ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic theory; Hydrogeophysics; Image processing; Magnetic and electrical properties; Tomography

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE MATRIX; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY DATUM; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORIES; HYDROGEOPHYSICS; MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION;

SEISMOLOGY;

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; SEISMIC PROPERTY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC WAVE;

EID: 84904001513     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggu166     Document Type: Article

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