Overview
This book is designed for students and for geophysicists who have forgotten the basic theory required to solve practical problems. Geophysical texts often provide problems, but this book is unique in that it provides solutions also. The authors give a summary of the basic theory required to solve each problem. The 212 problems cover a wide range, including least-squares methods, choosing velocities for various situations, z-transforms, determining 2D and 3D field geometries, and solving processing and interpretation problems.Synopsis
Originally intended as a companion to the authors' earlier Exploration Seismology that would provide worked-out solutions to the geophysics problems contained in the text, this work is now meant to serve either with that text or as a stand-alone detailing problem solving in the field. Chapters provide detailed solutions to representative problems in chapters looking at the theory of seismic waves, partitioning from an interface, the geometry of seismic waves, seismic velocity, characteristics of seismic events, reflection field methods, data processing, geological interpretation of reflection data, refraction methods, three dimensional methods, and specialized techniques and applications. A small amount of theory is included, but only to serve as a memory aid. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR