Potential theory in gravity and magnetic applications / Richard J. Blakely.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blakely, Richard J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geophysics--Technique.

Geophysics.

Potential theory (Mathematics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 441 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Potential Theory in Gravity & Magnetic Applications

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text bridges the gap between the classic texts on potential theory and modern books on applied geophysics. It opens with an introduction to potential theory, emphasising those aspects particularly important to earth scientists, such as Laplace's equation, Newtonian potential, magnetic and electrostatic fields, and conduction of heat. The theory is then applied to the interpretation of gravity and magnetic anomalies, drawing on examples from modern geophysical literature. Topics explored include regional and global fields, forward modeling, inverse methods, depth-to-source estimation, ideal bodies, analytical continuation, and spectral analysis. The book includes numerous exercises and a variety of computer subroutines written in FORTRAN. Graduate students and researchers in geophysics will find this book essential.

Contents:

The potential

Consequences of the potential

Newtonian potential

Magnetic potential

Magnetization

Spherical harmonic analysis

Regional gravity fields

The geomagnetic field

Forward method

Inverse method

Fourier-domain modeling

Transformations.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-88032-4

1-316-17492-1

1-316-17059-4

0-521-57547-8

1-316-17613-4

1-316-17382-8

0-511-95438-7

1-316-17800-5

1-61583-223-8

0-511-54981-4