A new method for complete quantitative interpretation of self-potential anomalies
El-Araby, Hesham . 2004
A least-squares minimization approach to determine the shape of a buried polarized body from a self-potential (SP) anomaly profile has been developed. By defining the anomaly value at three points on the profile, one at the origin and the others at any two symmetrical points around the origin, the problem of the shape-factor determination is transformed into the problem of finding a solution of a nonlinear equation. Procedures are also formulated to complete the quantitative interpretation by finding the depth, polarization angle, and the electric dipole moment. The validity of the new proposed method has been tested on synthetic data with and without random noise.
A least-squares minimization approach to determine the shape of a buried polarized body from a self-potential (SP) anomaly profile has been developed.