Three-Dimensional Ray Tracing and Geophysical Inversion in Layered Media

DOI10.1137/0145029zbMath0577.73106OpenAlexW2082981556MaRDI QIDQ3698456

Herbert B. Keller, John A. Fawcett

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

iterative algorithmNewton's methodnonlinear system of equationsSnell's lawseismic raysdeconvolution procedurenonlinear least squares estimation of medium parameters fromnonlinear least squares estimation of medium parameters from observed travel timesobserved travel timesseparated by arbitrary smooth interfacesthree-dimensional layered mediumtype of rays as part of inversion processvary in three dimensions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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