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2 - Emerging Directions in Geophysical Inversion

from Part I - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2023

By
Andrew P. Valentine  and
Malcolm Sambridge
Edited by
Alik Ismail-Zadeh ,
Fabio Castelli ,
Dylan Jones  and
Sabrina Sanchez
Alik Ismail-Zadeh
Affiliation:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Fabio Castelli
Affiliation:
Università degli Studi, Florence
Dylan Jones
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Sabrina Sanchez
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany
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Abstract: In this chapter, we survey some recent developments in the field of geophysical inversion. We aim to provide an accessible general introduction to the breadth of current research, rather than focusing in depth on particular topics. We hope to give the reader an appreciation for the similarities and connections between different approaches, and their relative strengths and weaknesses.

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Backus-Gilbert theoryBayes’ theoremGaussian processgenerative modelgrid-searchleast squaresMarkov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)misfit functionsurrogate modellingvariational inference
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Applications of Data Assimilation and Inverse Problems in the Earth Sciences , pp. 9 - 26
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Print publication year: 2023

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