@article{fdi:010054707, title = {{T}owards an integrated inversion of geoscientific data : what price of geology ?}, author = {{J}essell, {M}ark and {A}illeres, {L}. and {D}e {K}emp, {E}.{A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he inversion of multiple geoscientific datasets to define structures in hard rock terrains has for the most part been limited to geophysical methods supported by rock property constraints. {I}n this paper we expand the range of constraints available to geological modellers by defining a series of misfit functions that are used to define the quality of a given geological model with respect to the available geological data. {T}hese misfit functions encompass both spatial and temporal observations, and include primary data such as the location of an outcrop or bore hole location of a given rock type, the orientation of its different generations of foliations, as well as secondary geologic observations such as age relationships. {W}hen we combine geologic conditions with geophysical misfit functions, which already exist for many geophysical measures, we have the potential to better constrain two- and 3{D} models of the {E}arth. {A}s a first test, a subset of these misfit functions are applied to a set of synthetic three-dimensional volumetric models built with an implicit surface modelling scheme. {B}y perturbing the input structural data within a narrow range, we can simulate a range of significantly different three-dimensional models, for which we can then apply both geological and geophysical misfit functions. {S}everal joint geological/geophysical inversion schemes may be developed based on this methodology, with the ultimate goal being an inversion scheme that simultaneously minimizes both geological and geophysical misfit. {C}rown {C}opyright ({C}) 2010 {P}ublished by {E}lsevier {B}.{V}. {A}ll rights reserved.}, keywords = {{I}nversion ; {M}isfit functions ; {S}tructural geology ; {G}eophysics ; 3{D} ; modelling}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{T}ectonophysics}, volume = {490}, numero = {3-4}, pages = {294--306}, ISSN = {0040-1951}, year = {2010}, DOI = {10.1016/j.tecto.2010.05.020}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054707}, }