A breviary of seismic tomography: imaging the interior of the earth and sun

"This is the first textbook to cover the essential aspects of seismic topography at a level accessible to students. While focusing on applications in solid earth geophysics, the book also includes excursions into helioseismology, thereby highlighting the strong affinity between the two fields.&...

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1. Verfasser: Nolet, Guust 1945- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York ; Melbourne ; Madrid ; Cape Town ; Singapore ; Sao Paulo ; Delhi Cambridge University Press 2008
Ausgabe:First published
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Zusammenfassung:"This is the first textbook to cover the essential aspects of seismic topography at a level accessible to students. While focusing on applications in solid earth geophysics, the book also includes excursions into helioseismology, thereby highlighting the strong affinity between the two fields." "The book provides a comprehensive introduction to seismic tomography, including the basic theory of wave propagation, the ray and Born approximations required for interpretation of amplitudes, and travel times and phases. It considers observational features while also providing practical recommendations for implementing numerical models using publicly available software." "Written by one of the leaders in the field, and containing numerous student exercises, this textbook is appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses. It is also an invaluable guide for seismology research practitioners in geophysics and astronomy. Solutions to the exercises and accompanying tomographic software and documentation can be accessed online from www.cambridge.org/9780521882446."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xvi, 344 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9780521882446