E-Book, Englisch, Band 10, 219 Seiten, eBook
E-Book, Englisch, Band 10, 219 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Modern Approaches in Geophysics
ISBN: 978-94-011-3600-6
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
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1 Introduction.- 2 Seismic-Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Media.- 2.1 A simple anisotropic medium: the stack of isotropic layers.- 2.2 Elastic tensors in general anisotropic media.- 2.3 Plane waves in homogeneous anisotropic media.- 2.4 Body waves in heterogeneous anisotropic media.- 2.5 Surface waves in anisotropic media.- 3 Elastic Anisotropy of Rock-Forming Minerals and Polycrystalline RockS.- 3.1 Methods of investigation.- 3.2 Velocity anisotropy in rock-forming minerals.- 3.3 Elastic anisotropy of polycrystalline aggregates.- 3.4 Crustal rocks.- 3.5 Uppermost mantle rocks.- 4 Interpretation of Seismic Data in Terms of Anisotropy.- 4.1 Trade-off between seismic anisotropy and heterogeneity.- 4.2 Seismic anisotropy and inverse methods.- 4.3 Interpretation of body-wave data.- 4.4 Long-range refraction profiles.- 4.5 Interpretation of surface-wave data.- 5 Anisotropic Structures in the Lithosphere.- 5.1 Oceanic crust.- 5.2 Subcrustal lithosphere under oceans.- 5.3 Subduction zones.- 5.4 Continental crust.- 5.5 Subcrustal lithosphere of continents.- 6 Anisotropy in Deeper Parts of the Earth.- 6.1 Asthenosphere.- 6.2 Seismic anisotropy at greater depths.- 7 Conclusions and Outlook.- 7.1 Possible causes of the observed seismic anisotropy.- 7.2 Outlook.- References.
