Seismic Wave Propagation and Scattering in the Heterogeneous Earth

• Main Authors: Sato, Haruo (Author), Fehler, Michael C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Engineering, general.

Focusing on recent developments in the area of seismic wave propagation and scattering, this text combines information from numerous sources to present a coherent introduction to the theory of scattering in acoustic and elastic materials. With the emphasis firmly on the lithosphere, the book include...

Table of Contents:

• Heterogeneity in the Lithosphere
• Phenomenological Modeling of Coda-Wave Excitation
• Born Approximation for Wave Scattering in Inhomogeneous Media
• Attenuation of High-Frequency Seismic Waves
• Synthesis of Three-Component Seismogram Envelopes for Earthquakes Using Scattering Amplitudes from the Born Approximation
• Envelope Synthesis Based on the Radiative Transfer Theory: Multiple Scattering Models
• Diffraction and Broadening of Seismogram Envelopes
• Summary and Epilogue.