Asymptotic Methods in Anisotropic Wave Propagation

这是一个利用首席研究员最近对各向异性介质中波传播的理论研究的结果，开发用于计算层状各向异性介质中的合成地震记录的廉价程序的项目。将开发两个程序。一种适用于研究地壳反射、折射和地震体波分析；另一种适用于快速计算模式传播。后一种方法在海洋岩石圈的远程研究中具有很大的应用价值，可以方便地对各向异性介质进行波形反演。这一研究直接适用于了解地震波在洋壳中的传播。

This is a project to develop inexpensive programs for computing synthetic seismograms in stratified anisotropic media, using the results of the principal investigator's recent theoretical research on wave propagation in anisotropic media. Two programs would be developed. One would be suitable for studying crustal reflection, refraction, and earthquake body wave analysis; the other for rapid computation of modal propagation. The latter technique would be valuable in long range lithosphere studies of oceanic regions and would make wave form inversion for anisotropic media easier. This study is directly applicable to understanding seismic wave propagation in the oceanic crust.