Interpretation call for papers

Interpretation and integration of gravity and magnetic data

Gravity and magnetic (GM) data have been widely used to interpret features in the Earth's lithosphere. These data can be used to identify natural hazards (e.g., faults and intrusions), to explore for natural resources (e.g., water, petroleum, minerals, and geothermal), and to study crustal-scale structures for understanding the tectonic development of a region. The applications vary from prospect to regional scale. In frontier areas of petroleum exploration where seismic imaging has been challenged by complex geology or practical inaccessibility (e.g., terrain, crew safety), gravity and magnetic surveys have proven to be powerful tools for informing geoscientists about subsurface structures. An excellent example of this is the use of gravity and magnetic methods to map the subsurface structures under thick salt and in volcanic provinces where seismic methods have imaging problems. When GM techniques are integrated with other geologic and geophysical data through methods such as 2D and 3D modeling, they can help confirm the interpretation or alert the researcher to look for alternative solutions.

The editors of Interpretation invite papers on the topic of Interpretation and Integration of gravity and magnetic data for publication in a November 2014 special section. Contributions can include, but are not limited to the following areas:

  • New developments in the acquisition and processing of gravity and magnetic data
  • New developments in interpretation of gravity and magnetic data
  • Uncertainty analysis of gravity and magnetic data
  • Case studies of gravity and magnetic data
  • Integration of gravity and magnetic data with other geologic and geophysical data 

Interested authors should submit their manuscripts for review no later than 15 January 2014. In addition, the special section editors would like to receive a provisional title and list of authors as soon as possible. Authors should submit via the normal online submission system. For Interpretation, go to: (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/interpretation) and select “Interpretation and Integration of Gravity and Magnetic Data” in the dropdown menu for Manuscript Type. The submitted papers will be subject to the regular peer-review process, and contributing authors also are expected to participate in the review process as reviewers.

 

We will work according to the following timeline:

Submission deadline: 15 January 2014
Peer review complete: 1 July 2014
All files submitted for production: 15 July 2014
Publication of issue: November 2014

 

Special section editors:

Ran Zhang  ran.zhang@bhpbilliton.com
Rao Yalamanchili rao.yalamanchili@cgg.com
Alan Aitken alan.aitken@uwa.edu.au

Interpretation, copublished by SEG and AAPG, aims to advance the practice of subsurface interpretation.