Tomographic Inversion of Seismic Data in Three Dimensional Anisotropic Media

这项提议寻求资金来开发用于三维各向异性介质的地震层析成像软件。该软件将用于地球物理和岩土工程应用。它将纳入一种估计不确定性的方法，该方法以量化固定数量的随机观测扰动对解的影响为基础。该软件将使用从实验室建立的小规模各向同性和各向异性模型获得的地震数据进行测试。拟议的研究代表了首席调查员的一个新的研究方向，应该导致与计算机科学和土木工程方面的同事进行更多的跨学科研究。

This proposal seeks funding to develop seismic tomography software for three dimensional anisotropic media. The software will be used in geophysical and geotechnical applications. It would incorporate a method of estimating uncertainties that is based on quantifying the effect of a fixed number of random perturbations of observations on the solution. The software would be tested using seismic data obtained from small scale isotropic and anisotropic models constructed in the laboratory. The proposed study represents a new direction of research for the principal investigator that should lead to more interdisciplinary studies with colleagues in computer science and civil engineering.