Exploiting Seismic Waveforms of Ambient Noise and Earthquakes
In this thesis, I apply detailed waveform modeling to study noise correlations in different environments, and earthquake waveforms for source parameters and velocity structure. Green's functions from ambient noise correlations have primarily been used for travel-time measurement. In Part I of t...
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ftdatacite:10.7907/nqht-na96 2023-05-15T13:22:09+02:00 Exploiting Seismic Waveforms of Ambient Noise and Earthquakes Zhan, Zhongwen 2014 PDF https://dx.doi.org/10.7907/nqht-na96 https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09272013-134450665 en eng California Institute of Technology No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. Seismology Ambient seismic noise Geophysics FOS Earth and related environmental sciences Earthquakes Thesis Text Dissertation thesis 2014 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.7907/nqht-na96 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z In this thesis, I apply detailed waveform modeling to study noise correlations in different environments, and earthquake waveforms for source parameters and velocity structure. Green's functions from ambient noise correlations have primarily been used for travel-time measurement. In Part I of this thesis, by detailed waveform modeling of noise correlation functions, I retrieve both surface waves and crustal body waves from noise, and use them in improving earthquake centroid locations and regional crustal structures. I also present examples in which the noise correlations do not yield Green's functions, yet the results are still interesting and useful after case-by-case analyses, including non-uniform distribution of noise sources, spurious velocity changes, and noise correlations on the Amery Ice Shelf. In Part II of this thesis, I study teleseismic body waves of earthquakes for source parameters or near-source structure. With the dense modern global network and improved methodologies, I obtain high-resolution earthquake locations, focal mechanisms and rupture processes, which provide critical insights to earthquake faulting processes in shallow and deep parts of subduction zones. Waveform modeling of relatively simple subduction zone events also displays new constraints on the structure of subducted slabs. In summary, behind my approaches to the relatively independent problems, the philosophy is to bring observational insights from seismic waveforms in critical and simple ways. Thesis Amery Ice Shelf Ice Shelf DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Amery ENVELOPE(-94.063,-94.063,56.565,56.565) Amery Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(71.000,71.000,-69.750,-69.750) |
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In this thesis, I apply detailed waveform modeling to study noise correlations in different environments, and earthquake waveforms for source parameters and velocity structure. Green's functions from ambient noise correlations have primarily been used for travel-time measurement. In Part I of this thesis, by detailed waveform modeling of noise correlation functions, I retrieve both surface waves and crustal body waves from noise, and use them in improving earthquake centroid locations and regional crustal structures. I also present examples in which the noise correlations do not yield Green's functions, yet the results are still interesting and useful after case-by-case analyses, including non-uniform distribution of noise sources, spurious velocity changes, and noise correlations on the Amery Ice Shelf. In Part II of this thesis, I study teleseismic body waves of earthquakes for source parameters or near-source structure. With the dense modern global network and improved methodologies, I obtain high-resolution earthquake locations, focal mechanisms and rupture processes, which provide critical insights to earthquake faulting processes in shallow and deep parts of subduction zones. Waveform modeling of relatively simple subduction zone events also displays new constraints on the structure of subducted slabs. In summary, behind my approaches to the relatively independent problems, the philosophy is to bring observational insights from seismic waveforms in critical and simple ways. |
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Exploiting Seismic Waveforms of Ambient Noise and Earthquakes |
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Exploiting Seismic Waveforms of Ambient Noise and Earthquakes |
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Exploiting Seismic Waveforms of Ambient Noise and Earthquakes |
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