A Fully Nonlinear Boundary value Problem for the Laplace Equation in Dimension Two

We study the regularity up to the boundary of solutions to the boundary value problem:math001] in D, ∣?u∣= g on &;pardD, where D is the unit disc. This problem finds its application in the study of geophysical and geomagnetic surveys. If g?C^,math001](D) and is strictly positive, we prove that uis in the Holder class C1,α(D). An example shows that this is no longer true if g has some zeroes on ?D. In this case u isproved to be of class C¹(D)