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Part of the book series: Modern Approaches in Geophysics (MAGE, volume 5)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-x

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Introduction
1. Seismic wave propagation and seismic tomography
  
  G. Nolet
  
  Pages 1-23
Basic Theory
1. The Radon transform and seismic tomography
  
  C. H. Chapman
  
  Pages 25-47
2. Numerical solution of large, sparse linear algebraic systems arising from tomographic problems
  
  A. van der Sluis, H. A. van der Vorst
  
  Pages 49-83
3. On the validity of the ray approximation for interpreting delay times
  
  E. Wielandt
  
  Pages 85-98
4. Ray tracing algorithms in three-dimensional laterally varying layered structures
  
  V. Červený
  
  Pages 99-133
Applications in Seismic Exploration
1. Inversion of travel times and seismic waveforms
  
  A. Tarantola
  
  Pages 135-157
2. Crosshole transmission tomography
  
  S. Ivansson
  
  Pages 159-188
3. Tomography from seismic profiles
  
  P. Firbas
  
  Pages 189-202
4. Seismic rock properties for reservoir descriptions and monitoring
  
  A. Nur
  
  Pages 203-237
Applications in Global Seismology
1. Seismic data collection platforms for satellite transmission
  
  G. Poupinet
  
  Pages 239-250
2. The harmonic expansion approach to the retrieval of deep Earth structure
  
  A. Morelli, A. M. Dziewonski
  
  Pages 251-274
3. Ray tracing for surface waves
  
  N. Jobert, G. Jobert
  
  Pages 275-300
4. Waveform tomography
  
  G. Nolet
  
  Pages 301-322
5. Surface wave holography
  
  R. Snieder
  
  Pages 323-337
6. Tomographic imaging of seismic sources
  
  Larry J. Ruff
  
  Pages 339-366
Back Matter

Pages 367-386

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` .. the most significant book in seismology since Aki and Richards, and the most enjoyable geophysics book I have read since Munk and MacDonald.
Pageoph vol.127,No.4,1988

Editors and Affiliations

Department of Theoretical Geophysics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Guust Nolet

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Seismic Tomography
Book Subtitle: With Applications in Global Seismology and Exploration Geophysics
Editors: Guust Nolet
Series Title: Modern Approaches in Geophysics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3899-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1987
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2521-9Published: 30 June 1987
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2583-7Published: 30 June 1987
eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3899-1Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0924-6096
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 386
Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Basic Theory

Applications in Seismic Exploration

Applications in Global Seismology

Back Matter

Keywords

Reviews

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Department of Theoretical Geophysics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

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