| Abstract: | The cross-correlation technique for increasing the anomaly-to-noise ratio is applied to the interpretation of resistivity profiles. To verify the method theoretically, resistivity profiles above a body having the shape of a parallelepiped were simulated with correlated and uncorrelated noise. Seven different electrode geometries are discussed. As a practical test, we considered profiles of a geoelectrical survey to locate tombs at a site of archaeological interest. When the shape and dimensions of the anomaly can be foreseen, the cross-correlation method can be applied and it gives a substantial improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio. |
