A review of misfit functions for adjoint full waveform inversion in seismology

Y Gao, F Tilmann, A Rietbrock - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In seismological full waveform inversion, the choice of misfit functions plays a critical role in
quantifying the discrepancy between observed and synthetic data, affecting convergence …

Novel hybrid numerical simulation of the wave equation by combining physical and numerical representation theorems and a review of hybrid methodologies

C Lyu, L Zhao, Y Capdeville - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We present a novel hybrid method to simulate wave propagation through remote regional
models. By reviewing and refining the two main existing hybrid categories, the multiple point …

Dehydration of the subducting Juan de Fuca plate and fluid pathways revealed by full waveform inversion of teleseismic P and SH waves in central Oregon

L Kan, S Chevrot, V Monteiller - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The dehydration of subducting slabs expels a massive amount of water into the forearc and
backarc mantle which is responsible for the serpentinization of the mantle wedge, as well as …

Receiver Function Adjoint Tomography for Three‐Dimensional High‐Resolution Seismic Array Imaging: Methodology and Applications in Southeastern Tibet

M Xu, K Wang, J Chen, D Yu… - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A new technique for P‐wave receiver function (PRF) inversion, within the framework of wave
equation‐based adjoint tomography and referred to as receiver function adjoint tomography …

Adjoint‐State Teleseismic Traveltime Tomography: Method and Application to Thailand in Indochina Peninsula

J Chen, S Wu, M Xu, M Nagaso, J Yao… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a novel framework for teleseismic traveltime tomography that requires no ray
tracing. The tomographic inverse problem is formulated as an Eikonal equation‐constrained …

Lithospheric thinning of the northeastern Arabian margin revealed by matrix‐free teleseismic traveltime tomography

G Guo, H Lan, L Chen, L Meng… - Geophysical Research …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The obduction of the Tethys oceanic lithosphere is documented by the Semail ophiolite
along the northeastern Arabian continental margin. Although the ophiolite is continuous and …

Teleseismic full‐waveform tomography based on a 3D FK‐LTSOS hybrid method for local imaging

W Meng, D Yang, L Chen, X Dong… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Teleseismic waveforms contain abundant interpretable information about Earth's properties.
They can be used to explore the refined structure of Earth's interior, especially in the regions …

Sensitivity kernels for receiver function misfits in a full waveform inversion workflow

JHE De Jong, H Paulssen… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Receiver functions have been used for decades to study the Earth's major discontinuities by
focusing on converted waves. Deconvolution, which is the mathematical backbone of the …

Boundary and volumetric sensitivity kernels of teleseismic receiver functions for mantle discontinuities in the transition zone

JHE De Jong, H Paulssen… - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Teleseismic receiver functions are widely used to map the depth and topography of various
major discontinuities in the Earth's mantle. To determine what precisely contributes to the …

Localized wavefield inversion (LWI): An adaptation of multi-block ADMM for localized FWI

HS Aghamiry, A Gholami, S Operto… - … Exposition and Annual …, 2022 - onepetro.org
Full-waveform inversion (FWI) is a high-resolution and computationally intensive imaging
technique to reconstruct unknown parameters in the computational model in which the …