Three-dimensional geological modelling of AEM resistivity data - A comparison of three methods

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 65-78

  Hoyer A S ^a   Jorgensen F ^a   Foged, N ^b   He, X ^a   Christiansen, A V ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

3D geological modelling; AEM; Boreholes; Clay fraction modelling; SkyTEM; Stochastic modelling

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BOREHOLES; CLAY DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOLOGY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STRATIGRAPHY;

3-D GEOLOGICAL MODELS; 3D GEOLOGICAL MODELLING; AEM; AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC; CLAY FRACTIONS; GEOLOGICAL MODELLING; SKYTEM; TRANSITION PROBABILITIES;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; DATA INVERSION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84922989471     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2015.02.005     Document Type: Review

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