Seismic tomography: a window into deep Earth
N Rawlinson, S Pozgay, S Fishwick - Physics of the Earth and Planetary …, 2010 - Elsevier
The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of the current state of the art in seismic
tomography, and trace its origins from pioneering work in the early 1970s to its present …
tomography, and trace its origins from pioneering work in the early 1970s to its present …
Seismic tomography and the assessment of uncertainty
Seismic tomography is a powerful tool for illuminating Earth structure across a range of
scales, but the usefulness of any image that is generated by this method is dependent on …
scales, but the usefulness of any image that is generated by this method is dependent on …
Nonlinear refraction traveltime tomography
J Zhang, MN Toksöz - Geophysics, 1998 - library.seg.org
A few important issues for performing nonlinear refraction traveltime tomography have been
identified. They include the accuracy of the traveltime and raypath calculations for refraction …
identified. They include the accuracy of the traveltime and raypath calculations for refraction …
Nonlinear high‐resolution three‐dimensional seismic travel time tomography
JA Hole - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
A tomographic inversion procedure is described and applied to a synthetic three‐
dimensional (3‐D) seismic refraction data set, demonstrating that tomography is capable of …
dimensional (3‐D) seismic refraction data set, demonstrating that tomography is capable of …
Modelling strategies and model assessment for wide-angle seismic traveltime data
CA Zelt - Geophysical Journal International, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Strategies for modelling seismic refraction/wide-angle reflection traveltimes to obtain 2-D
velocity and interface structure are presented along with methods for assessing the reliability …
velocity and interface structure are presented along with methods for assessing the reliability …
On the use of sensitivity tests in seismic tomography
N Rawlinson, W Spakman - Geophysical Journal International, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Sensitivity analysis with synthetic models is widely used in seismic tomography as a means
for assessing the spatial resolution of solutions produced by, in most cases, linear or …
for assessing the spatial resolution of solutions produced by, in most cases, linear or …
Seismic traveltime tomography of the crust and lithosphere
N Rawlinson, M Sambridge - Advances in geophysics, 2003 - books.google.com
Seismic data represent one of the most valuable resources for investigating the internal
structure and composition of the earth. One of the first people to deduce earth structure from …
structure and composition of the earth. One of the first people to deduce earth structure from …
Modeling wide‐angle seismic data for crustal structure: Southeastern Grenville Province
CA Zelt, DA Forsyth - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
A modeling methodology for obtaining two‐dimensional (2‐D) crustal structure from wide‐
angle seismic data is applied to data from the southeastern Grenville Province. Pre …
angle seismic data is applied to data from the southeastern Grenville Province. Pre …
Tomographic imaging of the shallow crustal structure of the East Pacific Rise at 9° 30′ N
DR Toomey, SC Solomon… - Journal of Geophysical …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Compressional wave travel times from a seismic tomography experiment at 9° 30′ N on the
East Pacific Rise are analyzed by a new tomographic method to determine the three …
East Pacific Rise are analyzed by a new tomographic method to determine the three …
Refraction tomography over a buried waste disposal site
Determining the depth and geometry of a landfill's lower boundary is a difficult task. Potential
field methods generally lack the necessary depth resolution, and seismic reflection data are …
field methods generally lack the necessary depth resolution, and seismic reflection data are …