Parametrizing surface wave tomographic models with harmonic spherical splines

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 617-628

  Abel, Amirbekyan ^a,c   Michel, Volker ^a   Simons, Frederik J ^b,d  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS ITWM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fourier analysis; Inverse theory; Numerical approximation and analysis; Seismic tomography; Surface waves and free oscillations; Tomography

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; FOURIER TRANSFORM; INVERSE ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; SURFACE WAVE; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 48249142853     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03809.x     Document Type: Article

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