Pragmatic Inversion of Geophysical Data: 39 (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 39) - Softcover

Hjelt, Sven-Erik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3540556222 ISBN 13: 9783540556220

Publisher: Springer, 1992

Synopsis

Geophysical measurements are not done for the sake of art only. The ultimategoal is to solve some well-defined geological, tectonical or structural problems. For this purpose, the data have to be interpreted, translated, into a physical model of the subsurface. ... This book describes some ofthe most important common features of different geophysical data sets. (fromthe Introduction) Users at universities but also practitioners in exploration, physics or environmental sciences, wherever signal processing is necessary, will benefit from this textbook.

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Synopsis

This is an introduction to the various techniques of inverting geophysical data into realistic models of the Earth. The various methods are given a unified treatment, from the simplest inversion using nomograms to the mathematically most advanced ones. The use of generalized linear inversion, non-linear optimization, statistical information theory as well as techniques using advanced functional analysis are all discussed. In addition, the error analysis, effects of correlation between model parameters, computational aspects, the geological relevance of models, general psychological aspects and pitfalls in inversion are also mentioned. The reader will find examples which cover all major disciplines of Solid Earth and Applied Geophysics. The book is intended for undergraduate students as a first introduction to geophysical inversion, but can also be used as a standard reference for scientists and geophysicists.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540556222
• ISBN 13: 9783540556220
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274