Seismic imaging: From classical to adjoint tomography

Q Liu, YJ Gu - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
Seismic tomography has been a vital tool in probing the Earth's internal structure and
enhancing our knowledge of dynamical processes in the Earth's crust and mantle. While …

A seismic reference model for the crust and uppermost mantle beneath China from surface wave dispersion

W Shen, MH Ritzwoller, D Kang, YH Kim… - Geophysical Journal …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Using data from more than 2000 seismic stations from multiple networks arrayed throughout
China (CEArray, China Array, NECESS, PASSCAL, GSN) and surrounding regions (Korean …

Seismic structure of the upper mantle beneath eastern Asia from full waveform seismic tomography

K Tao, SP Grand, F Niu - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
To better understand the subsurface behavior of subducting slabs and their relation to the
tectonic evolution of the overriding plate, we conduct a full waveform inversion on a large …

A synoptic view of the distribution and connectivity of the mid‐crustal low velocity zone beneath Tibet

Y Yang, MH Ritzwoller, Y Zheng… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Based on 1–2 years of continuous observations of seismic ambient noise data obtained at
more than 600 stations in and around Tibet, Rayleigh wave phase velocity maps are …

Joint inversion of surface wave dispersion and receiver functions: a Bayesian Monte-Carlo approach

W Shen, MH Ritzwoller… - Geophysical Journal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
A non-linear Bayesian Monte-Carlo method is presented to estimate a Vsv model beneath
stations by jointly interpreting Rayleigh wave dispersion and receiver functions and …

Seismic evidence of on-going sublithosphere upper mantle convection for intra-plate volcanism in Northeast China

Z Guo, YJ Chen, J Ning, Y Yang, JC Afonso… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
A 3-D crustal and upper mantle S-wave velocity model of NE China is constructed by
inversion of phase velocity dispersion curves at 6–140 s periods from ambient noise …

On the limitations of interstation distances in ambient noise tomography

Y Luo, Y Yang, Y Xu, H Xu, K Zhao… - Geophysical Journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Ambient noise tomography (ANT) has recently become a popular tomography method to
study crustal structures thanks to its unique capability to extract short-period surface waves …

Nature versus nurture: Preservation and destruction of Archean cratons

H Bedle, CM Cooper, CD Frost - Tectonics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The factors that promote stability of Archean cratons are investigated from a combined
geodynamic, geological, and geophysical perspective in order to evaluate the relative …

Crust and upper mantle structure of the North China Craton and the NE Tibetan Plateau and its tectonic implications

X Bao, X Song, M Xu, L Wang, X Sun, N Mi… - Earth and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Understanding the Mesozoic–Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the North China Craton (NCC)
and the NE Tibetan Plateau (TP) requires detailed knowledge of the lithospheric structure …

Imaging the subducting slabs and mantle upwelling under the Japan Islands

D Zhao, T Yanada, A Hasegawa… - Geophysical Journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
A high-resolution P-wave tomography of the crust and mantle down to 700km depth beneath
the Japan Islands is determined using a large number of high-quality arrival-time data from …