Geoacoustic inversion for the new jersey shelf: 3-D sediment model

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-42

  Ballard, Megan S ^a,b   Becker, Kyle M ^a   Goff, John A ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Geoacoustic inversion; Normal modes

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; APRIORI; GEOACOUSTIC INVERSION; HORIZONTAL WAVES; ILL POSED; INVERSION ALGORITHM; INVERSION PROBLEMS; INVERSION SCHEME; NEW JERSEY; NORMAL MODES; OPTIMAL METHODS; SEDIMENT MODEL; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SOUND SPEED; SPEED PROFILE; TWO-STEP PROCESS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 76749145145     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2009.2034490     Document Type: Article

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