Seismic Wave Propagation And Scattering In The Heterogenous Earth

Author : Haruo Sato,Michael C. Fehler,Takuto Maeda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 503 pages
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Release : 2012-01-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642230295

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Seismic Wave Propagation and Scattering in the Heterogeneous Earth : Second Edition by Haruo Sato,Michael C. Fehler,Takuto Maeda Pdf

Seismic waves - generated both by natural earthquakes and by man-made sources - have produced an enormous amount of information about the Earth's interior. In classical seismology, the Earth is modeled as a sequence of uniform horizontal layers (or spherical shells) having different elastic properties and one determines these properties from travel times and dispersion of seismic waves. The Earth, however, is not made of horizontally uniform layers, and classic seismic methods can take large-scale inhomogeneities into account. Smaller-scale irregularities, on the other hand, require other methods. Observations of continuous wave trains that follow classic direct S waves, known as coda waves, have shown that there are heterogeneities of random size scattered randomly throughout the layers of the classic seismic model. This book focuses on recent developments in the area of seismic wave propagation and scattering through the randomly heterogeneous structure of the Earth, with emphasis on the lithosphere. The presentation combines information from many sources to present a coherent introduction to the theory of scattering in acoustic and elastic materials and includes analyses of observations using the theoretical methods developed. The second edition especially includes new observational facts such as the spatial variation of medium inhomogeneities and the temporal change in scattering characteristics and recent theoretical developments in the envelope synthesis in random media for the last ten years. Mathematics is thoroughly rewritten for improving the readability. Written for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students of geophysics or planetary sciences, this book should also be of interest to civil engineers, seismologists, acoustical engineers, and others interested in wave propagation through inhomogeneous elastic media.

Author : Haruo Sato,Michael C. Fehler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 308 pages
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Release : 2008-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540896234

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Seismic Wave Propagation and Scattering in the Heterogenous Earth by Haruo Sato,Michael C. Fehler Pdf

Seismic waves – generated both by natural earthquakes and by man-made sources – have produced an enormous amount of information about the Earth's interior. In classical seismology, the Earth is modeled as a sequence of uniform horizontal layers (or sperical shells) having different elastic properties and one determines these properties from travel times and dispersion of seismic waves. The Earth, however, is not made of horizontally uniform layers, and classic seismic methods can take large-scale inhomogeneities into account. Smaller-scale irregularities, on the other hand, require other methods. Observations of continuous wave trains that follow classic direct S waves, known as coda waves, have shown that there are heterogeneities of random size scattered randomly throughout the layers of the classic seismic model. This book focuses on recent developments in the area of seismic wave propagation and scattering through the randomly heterogeneous structure of the Earth, with emphasis on the lithosphere. The presentation combines information from many sources to present a coherent introduction to the theory of scattering in acoustic and elastic materials and includes analyses of observations using the theoretical methods developed.

Author : Haruo Sato,Michael C. Fehler
Publisher : Springer
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Release : 2013-01-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461222028

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Seismic Wave Propagation and Scattering in the Heterogeneous Earth by Haruo Sato,Michael C. Fehler Pdf

Focusing on recent developments in the area of seismic wave propagation and scattering, this text combines information from numerous sources to present a coherent introduction to the theory of scattering in acoustic and elastic materials. With the emphasis firmly on the lithosphere, the book includes analyses of observations using the theoretical methods developed. Written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduates of geophysics and planetary sciences, this is also of interest to civil engineers, seismologists, acoustical engineers, and others interested in wave propagation through inhomogeneous elastic media.

Author : Haruo Sato,Michael C. Fehler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Earth sciences
ISBN : OCLC:1066634125

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Seismic Wave Propagation and Scattering in the Heterogeneous Earth by Haruo Sato,Michael C. Fehler Pdf

Focusing on recent developments in the area of seismic wave propagation and scattering, this text combines information from numerous sources to present a coherent introduction to the theory of scattering in acoustic and elastic materials. With the emphasis firmly on the lithosphere, the book includes analyses of observations using the theoretical methods developed. Written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduates of geophysics and planetary sciences, this is also of interest to civil engineers, seismologists, acoustical engineers, and others interested in wave propagation through inhomogeneous elastic media.

Author : Chris Chapman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139451634

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Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation by Chris Chapman Pdf

Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation, published in 2004, presents a comprehensive introduction to the propagation of high-frequency body-waves in elastodynamics. The theory of seismic wave propagation in acoustic, elastic and anisotropic media is developed to allow seismic waves to be modelled in complex, realistic three-dimensional Earth models. This book provides a consistent and thorough development of modelling methods widely used in elastic wave propagation ranging from the whole Earth, through regional and crustal seismology, exploration seismics to borehole seismics, sonics and ultrasonics. Particular emphasis is placed on developing a consistent notation and approach throughout, which highlights similarities and allows more complicated methods and extensions to be developed without difficulty. This book is intended as a text for graduate courses in theoretical seismology, and as a reference for all academic and industrial seismologists using numerical modelling methods. Exercises and suggestions for further reading are included in each chapter.

Author : WU,AKI
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034863636

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Scattering and Attenuation of Seismic Waves, Part II by WU,AKI Pdf

Reprint from Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), Volume 131 (1989), No. 4

Author : A. Hanyga
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483291840

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Seismic Wave Propagation in the Earth by A. Hanyga Pdf

This volume contains an extensive presentation of the theory, phenomenology and interpretation of seismic waves produced by natural and artificial sources. Each theoretical topic discussed in the book is presented in a self-contained and mathematically rigorous form, yet without excessive demands on the reader's mathematical background. It is the only book to include such a complete presentation of the mathematical background and modern developments of the WKBJ theory of seismic waves, and detailed discussions of its wide ranging applications. The book will therefore be useful to postgraduate students and research workers specialising in seismic wave theory, theoretical seismology, electromagnetic wave theory and other fields of wave propagation theory.

Author : Ru-Shan Wu,Valerie Maupin
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080466354

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Advances in Geophysics by Ru-Shan Wu,Valerie Maupin Pdf

Significant progress in our understanding of the Earth's structure and functioning is dependent on new and original observations. However, these observations cannot be interpreted in a quantitative way without tools to model them, and developing adequate modelling methods is also a prerequisite for progress. Seismological raw data in the 21st century are mostly three-component broadband recordings, and require advanced numerical tools to be modelled, especially if lateral variations in the model are accounted for in addition to the radial stratification of the Earth. Considerable progress has been made concerning modelling of elastic waves in laterally heterogeneous structures in the last decades, taking advantage of the development of computer power. The number of articles related to new developments of diverse methods is enormous and it can be very difficult for newcomers to get an overview of the different methods available, and to be able to find which method is most appropriate for his or her applications. This book aims at giving introductions and basic reviews of the modelling methods for elastic waves in laterally heterogeneous structures which are most commonly used in contemporary seismology, or may have great potential for the future.

Author : Haruo Sato,Michael C. Fehler,Takuto Maeda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642230288

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Seismic Wave Propagation and Scattering in the Heterogeneous Earth : Second Edition by Haruo Sato,Michael C. Fehler,Takuto Maeda Pdf

Seismic waves - generated both by natural earthquakes and by man-made sources - have produced an enormous amount of information about the Earth's interior. In classical seismology, the Earth is modeled as a sequence of uniform horizontal layers (or spherical shells) having different elastic properties and one determines these properties from travel times and dispersion of seismic waves. The Earth, however, is not made of horizontally uniform layers, and classic seismic methods can take large-scale inhomogeneities into account. Smaller-scale irregularities, on the other hand, require other methods. Observations of continuous wave trains that follow classic direct S waves, known as coda waves, have shown that there are heterogeneities of random size scattered randomly throughout the layers of the classic seismic model. This book focuses on recent developments in the area of seismic wave propagation and scattering through the randomly heterogeneous structure of the Earth, with emphasis on the lithosphere. The presentation combines information from many sources to present a coherent introduction to the theory of scattering in acoustic and elastic materials and includes analyses of observations using the theoretical methods developed. The second edition especially includes new observational facts such as the spatial variation of medium inhomogeneities and the temporal change in scattering characteristics and recent theoretical developments in the envelope synthesis in random media for the last ten years. Mathematics is thoroughly rewritten for improving the readability. Written for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students of geophysics or planetary sciences, this book should also be of interest to civil engineers, seismologists, acoustical engineers, and others interested in wave propagation through inhomogeneous elastic media.

Author : Keiiti Aki,Ru-Shan Wu
Publisher : Birkhauser
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UOM:39015018820566

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Scattering and Attenuation of Seismic Waves by Keiiti Aki,Ru-Shan Wu Pdf

Author : Brian Kennett
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781921536731

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Seismic Wave Propagation in Stratified Media by Brian Kennett Pdf

Seismic Wave Propagation in Stratified Media presents a systematic treatment of the interaction of seismic waves with Earth structure. The theoretical development is physically based and is closely tied to the nature of the seismograms observed across a wide range of distance scales - from a few kilometres as in shallow reflection work for geophysical prospecting, to many thousands of kilometres for major earthquakes. A unified framework is presented for all classes of seismic phenomena, for both body waves and surface waves. Since its first publication in 1983 this book has been an important resource for understanding the way in which seismic waves can be understood in terms of reflection and transmission properties of Earth models, and how complete theoretical seismograms can be calculated. The methods allow the development of specific approximations that allow concentration on different seismic arrivals and hence provide a direct tie to seismic observations.

Author : Helmut Erich Landsberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Geophysics
ISBN : 0123745098

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Advances in Geophysics by Helmut Erich Landsberg Pdf

Author : D.E. James
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1299 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1989-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780442243661

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Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics by D.E. James Pdf

Consisting of more than 150 articles written by leading experts, this authoritative reference encompasses the entire field of solid-earth geophysics. It describes in detail the state of current knowledge, including advanced instrumentation and techniques, and focuses on important areas of exploration geophysics. It also offers clear and complete coverage of seismology, geodesy, gravimetry, magnetotellurics and related areas in the adjacent disciplines of physics, geology, oceanography and space science.

Author : AKI,WU
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034877220

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Scattering and Attenuations of Seismic Waves, Part I by AKI,WU Pdf

Reprint from Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), Volume 128 (1988), No. 1/2

Author : A. Ben-Menahem,S. J. Singh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1127 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461258568

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Seismic Waves and Sources by A. Ben-Menahem,S. J. Singh Pdf

Earthquakes come and go as they please, leaving behind them trails of destruc tion and casualties. Although their occurrence is little affected by what we do or think, it is the task of earth scientists to keep studying them from all possible angles until ways and means are found to divert, forecast, and eventually control them. In ancient times people were awestruck by singular geophysical events, which were attributed to supernatural powers. It was recognized only in 1760 that earthquakes originated within the earth. A hundred years later, first systematic attempts were made to apply physical principles to study them. During the next century scientists accumulated knowledge about the effects of earthquakes, their geographic patterns, the waves emitted by them, and the internal constitution of the earth. During the past 20 years, seismology has made a tremendous progress, mainly because of the advent of modern computers and improvements in data acquisi tion systems, which are now capable of digital and analog recording of ground motion over a frequency range of five orders of magnitude. These technologic developments have enabled seismologists to make measurements with far greater precision and sophistication than was previously possible. Advanced computational analyses have been applied to high-quality data and elaborate theoretical models have been devised to interpret them. As a result, far reaching advances in our knowledge of the earth's structure and the nature of earthquake sources have occurred.