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Airborne electromagnetic methods were developed in the early 1950's, mostly by Canadian mining exploration companies as a means of economically and successfully searching large areas for conductive massive sulfide mineralisations. As new technologies developed they have become more and more sophisticated. They can detect conductors at depths in excess of 200 m and are routinely used for overburden mapping. The data is digitally recorded and processed. One of the most successful methods is the time domain airborne INPUT$ sp1$ system, for numerous mineral deposits were found by this system in the Canadian Shield. / Present interpretation techniques are based on the use of nomograms (i.e. families of pre-computed characteristic responses) and the method is easily amenable to digital processing as it is easy to program and economic to use. For high accuracy interpretation however it is necessary to develop quantitative interpretation techniques that can make full use of all the data available. Inverse theory has been used with great success in all branches of geophysics, but to date in mining exploration it has been used for the interpretation of airborne E.M. data using only the one layer earth model. Use of inverse theory for the plate model has been limited by the high cost of numerically solving the forward problem. / In this thesis we show how to use inverse theory to interpret time domain E.M. data with the rectangular thin plate model by introducing some economies. It is then possible to estimate parameter errors, the correlation matrix and to assess the validity of the model. This is extended to the joint inversion of magnetic and aeromagnetic data a case that often arises in mining problems. It is finally shown that under some assumptions the late time channels can be used to interpret time domain E.M. data in the presence of conductive overburden. ftn$ sp1$Registered trademark of Barringer Research Ltd.

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The past half-decade has seen progress in methodology and reusable components available to designers of music authoring tools. This thesis examines currently prevalent architectures for music making software and applies currently available technical means to update design methodology and architectural patterns for the next-generation of tools. It aims to map the various categories of advances and the manner in which they relate to each other, to the problem of building these tools. The focus is on conceptualization. The thesis aims to understand, from historical perspectives, as well as from perspectives provided by other domains, the fundamental problems encountered in the process of designing authoring tools. / Issues examined include building rich visual and interactive interfaces for authoring, the use of multiple notations and formalisms to describe multiple aspects of musical structure, end-user extensibility and end-user script ability. The results of design experiments implementing core ideas are documented, and the manner in which the ideas from these prototypes may be applied to the construction of real-world tools is discussed. As far as possible, the thesis investigates existing tools, frameworks, design ideas, and architectural possibilities that scale. In conclusion, the manner in which the investigation relates to the future of authoring tools, and to problems faced by contemporary artists and tool-makers is discussed.

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