Quantitative uncertainty analysis of gravity disturbance. The case of the Geneva Basin (Switzerland)

Lorenzo Perozzi, Luca Guglielmetti, Andrea Moscariello
2021 Journal of Applied Geophysics  
Gravity data from the International Gravimetric Bureau and the Gravimetric Atlas of Switzerland have been used to evaluate their application and limitations as a subsurface investigation tool to constrain key geological structures in support of the georesources exploration in the Geneva Basin (GB). In this context, the application of an effective processing workflow able to produce a topography-free gravity disturbance and quantify its uncertainty is a crucial first step to delineate
more » ... al effects correlated to geologic sources of geothermal interest. This study focuses on an innovative processing workflow applied to publicly available gravity data in order to produce stochastic realizations of residuals of the topography-free gravity disturbance. The resulting realizations are compared to a standard interpolation technique, demonstrating the potential of the stochastic approach for georesources exploration in sedimentary basins.
doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2021.104431 fatcat:qjrwpcgqbbf4bdtdzl2m6m7spa