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    Smooth and sharp-boundary inversion of two-dimensional pseudosection data in presence of a decrease in resistivity with depth
    (Geophysical Press, 2002) Olayinka, A.I.; Yaramanci, U.
    The smooth and sharp-boundary inversion of two-dimensional (2D) apparent resistivity pseudosection data in cases where the half-space has a lower resistivity than the overburden is investigated. The study entailed calculation (by forward modelling) of the synthetic data over simple 2D geologic models and inversion of the data. The 2D structures modelled include vertical fault, graben and horst. The Wenner array was used. The results show that there is generally an improvement in the model misfit with iteration number in smooth inversion; the algorithm can then be expected to iterate to the best solution at a high iteration number where the model resistivity of the substratum approaches the true bedrock resistivity. Inversion of the data using sharp boundaries indicates that the range of 2D equivalence, for which a reasonable interpretation could be attained, is relatively narrow. For the equivalent solutions, the data misfit between the observed and the calculated data is very small while model interpretations that are wrong can be readily identified on account of very large data misfits. A field example is given from Nauen, northern Germany, where partly-saturated sand of high resistivity is underlain in succession by less resistive saturated sand and glacial till; the smooth and sharp-boundary inversion results are in good agreement with the geo-radar and surface magnetic nuclear resonance (SNMR) and borehole information
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    Use of block inversion in the 2-D interpretation of apparent resistivity data and its comparison with smooth inversion
    (Elsevier, 2000) Olayinka, I. A.; Yaramanci, U.
    The ability of a block inversion scheme, in which polygons are employed to define layers and/or bodies of equal resistivity, in determining the geometry and true resistivity of subsurface structures has been investigated and a simple strategy for deriving the starting model is proposed. A comparison has also been made between block inversion and smooth inversion, the latter being a cell-based scheme. The study entailed the calculation (by forward modelling) of the synthetic data over 2-D geologic models and inversion of the data. The 2-D structures modelled include vertical fault, graben and horst. The Wenner array was used. The results show that the images obtained from smooth inversion are very useful in determining the geometry; however, they can only provide guides to the true resistivity because of the smearing effects. It is shown that the starting model for block inversion can be based on a plane layer earth model. In the presence of sharp, rather than gradational, resistivity discontinuities, the model from block inversion more adequately represents the true subsurface geology, in terms of both the geometry and the formation resistivity. Field examples from a crystalline basement area of Nigeria are presented to demonstrate the versatility of the two resistivity inversion schemes.
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    Smooth and sharp-boundary inversion of two- dimensional pseudosection data in presence of a decrease in resistivity with depth
    (ELSEVIER, 2002) Olayinka, A.I.; Yaramanci, U.
    The smooth and sharp-boundary inversion of two-dimensional (2D) apparent resistivity pseudosection data in cases where the half-space has a lower resistivity than the overburden is investigated. The study entailed calculation (by forward modelling) of the synthetic data over simple 2D geologic models and inversion of the data. The 2D structures modelled include vertical fault, graben and horst. The Wenner array was used. The results show that there is generally an improvement in the model misfit with iteration number in smooth inversion; the algorithm can then be expected to iterate to the best solution at a high iteration number where the model resistivity of the substratum approaches the true bedrock resistivity. Inversion of the data using sharp boundaries indicates that the range of 2D equivalence, for which a reasonable interpretation could be attained, is relatively narrow. For the equivalent solutions, the data misfit between the observed and the calculated data is very small while model interpretations that are wrong can be readily identified on account of very large data misfits. A field example is given from Nauen, northern Germany, where partly-saturated sand of high resistivity is underlain in succession by less resistive saturated sand and glacial till; the smooth and sharp-boundary inversion results are in good agreement with the geo-radar and surface magnetic nuclear resonance (SNMR) and borehole information