A comparison of smooth and blocky inversion methods in 2D electrical imaging surveys

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 182-187

  Loke, M H ^a   Acworth, Ian ^b   Dahlin, Torleif ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

2D; Blocky; Electrical; Imaging; Inversion; Least squares; Optimisation; Smooth

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009360777     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG03182     Document Type: Article

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