Multiscale Seismic Tomography
This book on multiscale seismic tomography, written by one of the leaders in the field, is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and professionals in Earth and planetary sciences who need to broaden their horizons about seismotect
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Dapeng Zhao
Multiscale Seismic Tomography
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Dapeng Zhao Tohoku University Sendai Japan
Springer Geophysics ISBN 978-4-431-55359-5 ISBN 978-4-431-55360-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-55360-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015932775 Springer Tokyo Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer Japan 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
In this book, I would like to share my research experiences in the field of earthquake seismology; in particular, using seismic tomography to study seismotectonics, volcanism, and the interior structure and dynamics of the Earth and Moon. To date, I have been fortunate to have studied and worked at eight universities in China, Japan, and the USA, and so I have had opportunities to become acquainted with many outstanding scientists working in various fields of the Earth sciences, and to collaborate with some of them in studying seismic structure and geodynamics of many different regions and tectonic settings. As an undergraduate student, I studied in the Department of Geological Sciences, Peking University, from 1980 to 1984, where I acquired a basic knowledge of Earth sciences and participated in the 2–8 week field geology course every year in northern China. This helped me realize that geological structures and processes are very complicated and can hardly be described precisely using mathematical and physical methods. Between November 1984 and September 1985, I joined an intensive course for learning Japanese at the Dalian University of Foreign Languages, where I met 99 students from different universities in China, selected from various fields including natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medical sciences. From these classmates, I learned the main concepts, issues, and research approaches of their respective field
