Draping corrections for aeromagnetic data: Line-versus grid-based approaches

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 95-101

  Pilkington, Mark ^a   Thurston, Jeffrey B ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetic surveys; Continuation; Draping

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009382846     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG01095     Document Type: Article

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