Efficient and Accurate Calculation of Ray Theory Seismic Travel Time through Variable Resolution 3D Earth Models

Research Article| November 01, 2009 Efficient and Accurate Calculation of Ray Theory Seismic Travel Time through Variable Resolution 3D Earth Models Sanford Ballard; Sanford Ballard P.O. Box 5800 MS 0401 Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0401 U.S.A. sballar@sandia.gov (S. B.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James R. Hipp; James R. Hipp P.O. Box 5800 MS 0401 Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0401 U.S.A. sballar@sandia.gov (S. B.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Christopher J. Young Christopher J. Young P.O. Box 5800 MS 0401 Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0401 U.S.A. sballar@sandia.gov (S. B.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2009) 80 (6): 989–999. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.6.989 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Sanford Ballard, James R. Hipp, Christopher J. Young; Efficient and Accurate Calculation of Ray Theory Seismic Travel Time through Variable Resolution 3D Earth Models. Seismological Research Letters 2009;; 80 (6): 989–999. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.6.989 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Realistic 3D models of the seismic velocity distribution within the Earth have the potential to significantly improve our ability to accurately and precisely locate seismic events around the world (e.g., Flanagan et al. 2007). Development of these models by tomographic inversion of observed seismic travel times and the use of such models in seismic event location calculations, require the ability to accurately and efficiently compute predicted source to receiver travel times through 3D velocity structures. Meeting these requirements on a global scale presents two fundamental challenges: 1) how to represent the 3D distribution of seismic velocity in... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.