Three-Dimensional Ray Tracing and Geophysical Inversion in Layered Media

DOI10.1137/0145029MaRDI QIDQ3698456zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors John A. Fawcett, Herbert B. Keller

Publication date 1985

Published in SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:FAWsiamjam85

zbMATH Keywords

deconvolution procedureiterative algorithmNewton's methodnonlinear least squares estimation of medium parameters fromnonlinear least squares estimation of medium parameters from observed travel timesnonlinear system of equationsobserved travel timesseismic raysseparated by arbitrary smooth interfacesSnell's lawthree-dimensional layered mediumtype of rays as part of inversion processvary in three dimensions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Numerical smoothing, curve fitting (65D10) Inverse problems for waves in solid mechanics (74J25) Geophysical solid mechanics (74L05) Numerical and other methods in solid mechanics (74S99) Seismology (including tsunami modeling), earthquakes (86A15)

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