An index to represent lateral variation of the confidence of experts in a 3-D geological model

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 267-278

  Lark, R M ^a   Mathers, S J ^a   Marchant, A ^a   Hulbert, A ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 D geological modelling; 3 D visualization; Error; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM; VISUALIZATION;

ENGLAND; MIDLANDS [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84904040041     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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