INTERPRETATION OF POTENTIAL FIELD DATA A GENERALIZED INVERSE APPROACH*

• Published in: Geophysical Prospecting
• Main Author: PEDERSEN, L. BØRSTING
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1977
• Subjects: Greenland; Oldenburg
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2478.1977.tb01164.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2478.1977.tb01164.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2478.1977.tb01164.x

A bstract The interpretation of potential field data from two‐dimensional structures with a single interface of density or susceptibility contrasts is solved in terms of generalized matrix inversion. The model equations are derived, and important features of generalized matrix inversion are treated. The method is subsequently used to solve two gravity problems, an artificial one where the solution is known, and a geophysical one related to the crust‐mantle interface. The solution is shown to compare well with the FFT results of Oldenburg. The method is also used to solve two magnetic problems, an artificial one with the solution known, and a geophysical one from the continental shelf of Greenland. The advantages and limitations of the method are finally discussed.