Tomography and Geodynamics

Improve the resolution of structural images of seismic velocities, anisotropies and attenuation on continental and planetary scales.
Application of the forward and inverse methodology on spherical meshes (regional and planetary scale).
Explicit vs. approximate treatment of crustal layers, oceans, topography in forward and inverse problems.
Effect of approximate vs. full-waveform modeling on structural imaging as a function of frequency.
Defining domains of applicability for various inverse approaches (finite frequency inversion, full waveform inversion).

(leader in bold)

T6.1 High-frequency waveform inversion for European crustal model (UU, UOXF.DG, IPG)
T6.2 European upper mantle anisotropic structure and relevance for geodynamics (IPG, UU, UOXF.DG)
T6.3 Integrative whole mantle global tomography (surface and body waves, normal modes; UOXF.DG, UEA, IPG, ETH Zurich)
T6.4 Constraining scattering properties of local 3-D models through high-end calculations (ETH Zurich, IBM, NUID UCD)