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Three-dimensional inversion of borehole-surface electrical data based on quasi-analytical approximation

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3D inversion of borehole-surface electrical data for complex geo-electrical models is still a challenging problem in geophysical exploration. We have developed a program for 3D inversion to borehole-surface electrical data based on the quasi-analytical approximation (QA) and re-weighted regularized conjugate gradient method (RRCG) algorithms using Visual Fortran 6.5. Application of the QA approximation to forward modeling and Frechet derivative computations speeds up the calculation dramatically. The trial calculation for synthetic data of theoretical model showed that the program is fast and highly precise.

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  1. East Geophysical Company, Zhuozhou, 072751, Heibei Province, China

    Wang Zhigang, He Zhanxiang & Liu Haiying

  2. China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China

    Wang Zhigang

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Wang Zhigang is a PhD student at China University of Geosciences (Beijing). He received a master’s degree in Earth Survey and Information Technology from the China of Geosciences (Beijing) in 2004. His research work mainly focuses on the borehole-surface electrical method and MT.

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Zhigang, W., Zhanxiang, H. & Haiying, L. Three-dimensional inversion of borehole-surface electrical data based on quasi-analytical approximation. Appl. Geophys. 3, 141–147 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11770-006-0021-4

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