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We have developed a least-squares minimization approach to depth determination of a buried ore deposit from numerical horizontal gradients obtained from self-potential (SP) data using filters of successive window lengths (graticule spacings). The problem of depth determination from SP gradients has been transformed into the problem of finding a solution to a nonlinear equation of the form f(z)=0. Formulas have been derived for vertical and horizontal cylinders and spheres. Procedures are also formulated to estimate the electrical dipole moment and the polarization angle. The method is applied to synthetic data with and without random noise. Finally, the validity of the method is tested on two field examples. In both cases, the depth obtained is found to be in a very good agreement with that obtained from drilling information.
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Abdelrahman, E., Saber, H., Essa, K. et al. A Least-squares Approach to Depth Determination from Numerical Horizontal Self-potential Gradients. Pure appl. geophys. 161, 399–411 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-003-2446-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-003-2446-5