Propagation of data uncertainty in surface wave inversion

Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-228

  Lai, Carlo G ^a   Foti, Sebastiano ^b   Rix, Glenn J ^c  

^a European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CURVE FITTING; ITERATIVE METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

DISPERSION CURVES; PARTIAL DERIVATIVES; RAYLEIGH WAVES; SHEAR DAMPING;

SURFACE WAVES;

DATA INVERSION; SEISMIC WAVE;

EID: 21644463709     PISSN: 10831363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/JEEG10.2.219     Document Type: Article

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