Body Wave Inversion Using Travel Time and Amplitude Data.

Abstract

An interpretation scheme has been developed for the determination of laterally homogeneous earth structure using body-wave travel time and amplitude data. A family of p(x) (ray parameter vs distance) functions consistent with the data are obtained as solutions to an inverse problem. Each p(x) solution has a corresponding velocity-depth function which maximizes or minimizes the depth for one velocity. The family of allowable p(x) curves therefore defines a velocity-depth envelope which bounds the range of earth structures consistent with these data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 23, 1980
Accession Number
ADA083626

Entities

People

  • Andrejs Jurkevics
  • Luis Canales
  • Ralphe Wiggins

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Amplitude
  • Coefficients
  • Data Sets
  • Earth Models
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Inequalities
  • Inverse Problems
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Regions
  • Sampling
  • Travel Time
  • Waveforms
  • Waves
  • Weighting Functions

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Seismology
  • Statistical inference.