Open AccessEffective exploration and visualization of geological parameter space
Author(s) -
Boschetti F.,
Wijns C.,
Moresi L.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.928
H-Index - 136
ISSN - 1525-2027
DOI - 10.1029/2002gc000503
Subject(s) - visualization , inversion (geology) , representation (politics) , computer science , parameter space , space (punctuation) , inverse , algorithm , simple (philosophy) , creative visualization , inverse problem , data mining , geology , theoretical computer science , geophysics , geometry , mathematics , seismology , mathematical analysis , philosophy , tectonics , epistemology , politics , political science , law , operating system
Inverse modeling returns many solutions apart from the final product. Exploring and visualizing the solution space covered by an inversion leads to a greater understanding of the problem. Our method combines an inversion algorithm with an effective two‐dimensional representation of the multidimensional model parameter space. The analysis of all solutions is done through a visualization technique known as self‐organized mapping, resulting in a simple view of an otherwise complicated problem. A user may infer much about the controlling factors in the model through a few graphical displays of the data.