We recapitulate: gravity interpretation aims at models of mass distributions on the basis of observed gravity anomalies or data. “Model” stands for “image” or “virtual representation of reality” in the widest sense with a mixed spectrum of meanings which humans form in their minds for lack of “absolute” knowledge of reality.
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Johannes, W.J., Smilde, P.L. (2009). Optimization and Inversion. In: Gravity Interpretation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85329-9_7
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