Geophysics

Contributors PrefaceErrata Signal Processing and Frequency-Wavenumber Spectrum Analysis for a Large Aperture Seismic Array I. Introduction II. Optimum Detector for Seismic Arrays III. Signal Estimation Procedures IV. Frequency-Wavenumber Power Spectrum V. Estimation of Frequency-Wavenumber Power Spectrum VI. Signal-to-Noise Ratio Improvement Results at LASA VII. Characteristics of Background Microseismic Noise VIII. Analysis of Rayleigh-Wave Multipath Propagation at LASA IX. Detection of Interfering Rayleigh Waves at LASA X. Conclusions References Models of the Sources of the Earth's Magnetic Field I. Introduction II. The Spherical Harmonic Analysis III. The Radial Dipole Model IV. The Magnetohydrodynamic Models V. Modeling Archival Data ReferencesComputations with Spherical Harmonics and Fourier Series in Geomagnetism I. Introduction II. Recurrence Relations for Spherical Harmonics III. Analysis of Cartesian Components of the Geomagnetic Field IV. Eccentric Geomagnetic Dipoles V. Wigner 3-j Coefficients VI. Transformation of Spherical Harmonics under Rotation VII. Applications of Wigner 3-j Coefficients VIII. Fourier Analysis of Geomagnetic Hourly Mean Values IX. Numerical Procedure References Inverse Methods in the Interpretation of Magnetic and Gravity Anomalies I. Formulation of Problem II. The Linear Inverse Method III. Nonlinear Inverse Methods References Analysis of Geoelectromagnetic Data I. Introduction II. The Forward Problem III. The Inverse Problem References Nonlinear Spherical Harmonic Analysis of Paleomagnetic Data I. Introduction II. Technique of Analysis III. Synthetic Paleomagnetic Fields IV. The Quaternary Field References Harmonic Analysis Of Earth Tides I. Special Aspects of the Earth Tides Problem II. Tidal Analysis III. Some Recent Results of Earth Tide Analysis References Computer Usage in the Computation of Gravity Anomalies I. Introduction II. Notation, Coordinate System and Gravitational Effect of Simple Bodies III. Gravitational Effect of Two-Dimensional Bodies of Arbitrary Shape IV. Gravitational Effect of Three-Dimensional Bodies of Arbitrary Shape V. Terrain Correction on a Flat Earth VI. Computational Problems on a Spherical Earth References Analysis of Irregularities in the Earth's Rotation I. Introduction II. Theory and Measurements III. Irregularities in the Rotation of the Earth as Time Series IV. Examples of the Analysis of Measurements V. Discussion References Convection in the Earth's Mantle I. Introduction II. Surface Displacements III. Properties of the Mantle IV. Applicable Equations V. Numerical Method VI. Results VII. Summary References Author Index Subject Index Contents of Previous Volumes