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Title: Geostatistical noise filtering of geophysical images : application to unexploded ordnance (UXO) sites.

Conference ·
OSTI ID:959283

Geostatistical and non-geostatistical noise filtering methodologies, factorial kriging and a low-pass filter, and a region growing method are applied to analytic signal magnetometer images at two UXO contaminated sites to delineate UXO target areas. Overall delineation performance is improved by removing background noise. Factorial kriging slightly outperforms the low-pass filter but there is no distinct difference between them in terms of finding anomalies of interest.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
959283
Report Number(s):
SAND2004-3502C; TRN: US200924%%590
Resource Relation:
Conference: Proposed for presentation at the Seventh International Geostatistics Congress held September 26-October 1, 2004 in Banff, Canada.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English