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Determination of discontinuous seismic structure using waveform inversion

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14540393
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 固体地球物理学
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

GELLER Robert J.  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Professor, 大学院・理学系研究科, 教授 (40170154)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKEUCHI Nozomu  The University of Tokyo, Earthquake Research Institute, Research Associate, 地震研究所, 助手 (90313048)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
KeywordsEarth structure / Seismic discontinuity / Synthetic seismograms / Direct Solution Method / Optimally accurate operator / Anisotropy / 浅発地震 / 凸凹構造 / angular order
Research Abstract

The purpose of this research project was to analyze broadband seismic data to determine the fine structure of the Earth's interior., including seismic discontinuities. Progress towards this goal requires accurate and efficient methods for calculating synthetic seismograms and their partial derivatives, and for conducting inversion for seismic structure models. We achieved the following progress in these areas.
Forward calculations : (1)In many previous numerical methods the accuracy of synthetic seismograms seriously degraded if the seismic source was not located exactly at a node of the computational grid. We have developed methods that allow calculations for arbitrarily located seismic sources with the same accuracy as for seismic sources at grid points. (2)The accuracy of many previous finite difference schemes was seriously degraded if lithological discontinuities did not coincide exactly with the computational grid. We developed optimally accurate numerical operators for elements containing inter-node lithological discontinuities.
Inversion : (1)We developed an accurate scheme for a finite perturbation to a lithological discontinuity. (2)In most global studies seismic sources and observatories are not uniformly distributed. We developed a weighting scheme to account for this uneven distribution when carrying out seismic inversion, and applied it to an observed dataset to obtain an unbiased 3-D Earth model.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All 2005 2004 2003 Other

All Journal Article (7 results) Book (1 results) Publications (8 results)

  • [Journal Article] Finite Boundary Perturbation Theory for the Elastic Equation of Motion2005

    • Author(s)
      Takeuchi, N.
    • Journal Title

      Geophys.J.Int. 160

      Pages: 1044-1058

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 3D effects of sharp boundaries at the border of the Africa and Pacific Superplumes : observation and modeling2005

    • Author(s)
      To, A., Romanowicz, B., Capdeville, Y., Takeuchi, N.
    • Journal Title

      Earth Planet.Sci.Lett. 233

      Pages: 137-153

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Improvement of Seismological Earth Models by Using Data Weighting in Waveform Inversion2004

    • Author(s)
      Takeuchi, N., Kobayashi, M
    • Journal Title

      Geophys.J.Int. 158

      Pages: 681-694

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Improvement of Seismological Earth Models by Using Data Weighting in Waveform Inversion2004

    • Author(s)
      Takeuchi, N., Kobayashi, M.
    • Journal Title

      Geophys.J.Int. 158

      Pages: 681-694

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Geophysical aspects of very long baseline neutrino experiments2003

    • Author(s)
      Geller, R.J., Hara, T.
    • Journal Title

      Nucl.Inst.Meth.Phys.Res.A 503

      Pages: 187-191

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Accurate Numerical Methods for Solving the Elastic Equation of Motion for Arbitrary Source Locations2003

    • Author(s)
      Takeuchi, N., Geller, R.J.
    • Journal Title

      Geophys.J.Int. 154

      Pages: 852-866

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Methods for computing synthetic seismograms and estimating their computational error2003

    • Author(s)
      Geller, R.J., Takeuchi, N., Mizutani, H., Hirabayashi, N.
    • Journal Title

      Mathematical and numerical aspects of wave propagation (Heikkola, E., Joly, P., Nittaanmaki, P.)(Springer)

      Pages: 754-758

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Methods for computing synthetic seismograms and estimating their computational error in Mathematical and numerical aspects of wave propagation, 754-758 (eds. Cohen, G.C., Heikkola, E., Joly, P., Nittaanmaki, P.)2003

    • Author(s)
      Geller, R.J., Takeuchi, N., Mizutani, H., Hirabayashi, N.
    • Total Pages
      932
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Geller, R.J., T.Hara: "Geophysical aspects of very long baseline neutrino experiments"Nucl.Instr.Meth.Phys.Res.A. 503. 187-191 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Takeuchi, N., R.J.Geller: "Accurate numerical methods for solving the elastic equation of motion for arbitrary source locations"Geophys.J.Int.. 154. 852-866 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Geller, R.J., N.Takeuchi, H.Mizutani, N.Hirabayashi: "Methods for computing synthetic seismograms and estimating their computational error"Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation, eds.Cohen, G.C., Heikkola, E., Joly, P., and Neittaanmaki, P.. 754-758 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Takeuchi, N. et al.: "Application of Distributed Object Technology to Seismic Waveform Distribution"Seism.Res.Lett.. vol.73. 162-172 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Geller, R.J., Hara, T.: "Geophysical aspects of very long baseline neutrino experiments"Nuclear Instruments and methods in Physics Research A. (in press). (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Geller, R.J. et al.: "Optimally accurate finite difference operators and their application to forward and inverse seismic modeling"EAGE 64th Conference & Exhibition Extended abstracts. E13-1-E13-4 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Geller, R.J. et al.: "Methods for computing synthetic seismograms and estimating their computational error"The 31st Numerical Analysis Symposium Extended abstracts. 81-84 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 川勝 均(編), 竹内 希, 清水久芳(分筆): "地球科学の新展開第1巻「地球ダイナミクスとトモグラフィー」"朝倉書店. 240 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report

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