Inverse methods. General principles and applications to earth system sciences (Q2703550)

[The articles of this volume will not be indexed individually.]NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEFrom the preface: This book contains carefully edited lecture notes on selective topics of inverse theory which were delivered to participants of an intensive course on inverse problems, organized by CSIR, Bangalore, with additional material and applications provided by various authors. NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe book consists of three parts. The first part presents the theory behind inverse methods covered in nine chapters. Contents: 1) Inverse methods: An introduction. 2) Continuous inverse theory. 3) Generalized inverse. 4) Discrete inverse problem: Criteria and methods for good solutions. 5) Spectral characteristics of system matrices. 6) Stochastic inversion technique. 7) The Backus-Gilbert method. 8) Nonlinear, non-Gaussian inversion. 9) Computational methods. NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEPart two deals with ten application chapters covering various fields in earth and environmental sciences. NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe appendices attached to the chapters in part I are given in part III.