Adaptively parametrized surface wave tomography: Methodology and a new model of the European upper mantle

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1431-1453

  Schaefer, J F ^a   Boschi, L ^a   Kissling, E ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dynamics of lithosphere and mantle; Inverse theory; Seismic anisotropy; Seismic tomography; Surface waves and free oscillations; Tomography

Indexed keywords

3D STRUCTURES; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DATA COVERAGE; DEPTH RANGE; GLOBAL MODELS; GLOBAL SCALE; HIT COUNT; INHOMOGENEITIES; INVERSE THEORY; LITHOSPHERIC THICKNESS; MANTLE UPWELLINGS; NEW MODEL; NONUNIQUENESS; OPTIMAL RESOLUTION; PARAMETRIZATIONS; PARAMETRIZED SURFACES; RADIAL ANISOTROPY; RAY PATHS; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC DATAS; SEISMIC SURFACE WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SHEAR VELOCITIES; SOUTHERN FINLAND; SURFACE-WAVE TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHIC MAPS; TRAVEL TIME TOMOGRAPHY; UPPER MANTLE; VOXEL SIZE; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

ANISOTROPY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURFACE WAVES; TECTONICS; WAVES;

SHEAR FLOW;

IMAGE RESOLUTION; INHOMOGENEITY; LITHOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC WAVE; SURFACE WAVE; UPPER MANTLE; UPWELLING;

EUROPE;

EID: 80051796714     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05135.x     Document Type: Article

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