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Velocity Model Building

Velocity Model Building is the computational geophysical process of iteratively constructing and refining a spatial representation of seismic wave propagation speeds within the Earth's subsurface to enable accurate depth imaging and structural interpretation in seismic data.

903

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50.4K

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2.6K

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2017–2026

233

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Velocity Modeling

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Publications

903

Traveltimes for global earthquake location and phase identification

B. L. N. Kennett, E. R. Engdahl · Geophysical Journal International · 1991 · 3.6K citations · Full text

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Empirical Relations between Elastic Wavespeeds and Density in the Earth's Crust

Thomas M. Brocher · Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America · 2005 · 1.8K citations

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Earthquake locations and three‐dimensional crustal structure in the Coyote Lake Area, central California

C. H. Thurber · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1983 · 922 citations

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Double-Difference Tomography: The Method and Its Application to the Hayward Fault, California

Haijiang Zhang · Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America · 2003 · 900 citations

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On the nonuniqueness of receiver function inversions

Charles J. Ammon, George E. Randall, G. Zandt · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1990 · 805 citations

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Authors

2.6K

  1. GL
    Gilles Lambaré

    École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, France

    13 publications · 1.2K citations

    11

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  2. SO
    S. Operto

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    10 publications · 611 citations

    10

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  3. CH
    C. H. Thurber

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    10 publications · 1.4K citations

    10

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  4. TM
    Thomas M. Brocher

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    10 publications · 2.3K citations

    10

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  5. TA
    Tariq Alkhalifah

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

    9 publications · 353 citations

    9

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Institutions

736

  1. GGG (France)

    Paris, France

    23 h-index

    174 publications

    9.6K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    21 h-index

    91 publications

    5.3K citations

  3. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    20 h-index

    48 publications

    7.6K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    18 h-index

    43 publications

    3.7K citations

  5. Shell (Netherlands)

    The Hague, The Netherlands

    17 h-index

    57 publications

    3.9K citations

  6. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    17 h-index

    42 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    15 h-index

    35 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Institut de physique du globe de Paris

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    60 publications

    3.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 67 publications · 7.6K citations

    45

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  2. Geophysics

    142 publications · 7.8K citations

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  3. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 92 publications · 8.2K citations

    41

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  4. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

    BSSA · 62 publications · 5.5K citations

    30

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  5. The Leading Edge

    TLE · 47 publications · 2.1K citations

    23

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