Inverse problem

{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002029",
  "term": "Inverse problem",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The process of calculating a model of the Earth's subsurface properties from a set of observed geophysical data. Unlike the forward problem, which predicts data from a known model, inversion starts with the measurements, such as a seismic section, and works backward to find the causal physical parameters, like acoustic impedance. The solution to an inverse problem is non-unique, meaning multiple subsurface models can fit the observed data.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/inverse-problem/"
}