Inverse Theory and Applications in Geophysics

Dr. Michael Zhdanov is a distinguished professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, USA, and the director of the Consortium for Electromagnetic Modeling and Inversion (CEMI). He is also the founder and CEO of TechnoImaging LLC. Dr. Zhdanov is a leading expert in the field of theoretical and applied geophysics and is the author of more than 400 papers, including more than 15 monographs published in English, Russian, and Chinese, and holds more than two dozen patents. Professor Zhdanov is a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, a fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy, USA, and a senior member of IEEE. He received one of the highest awards of the International Society of Exploration Geophysicists, an honorary membership award, in recognition of his distinguished contributions to exploration geophysics and to the advancement of the profession.

• Preface to the second edition Preface 1. Introduction to Inversion Theory 2. Forward and inverse problems in science and engineering 3. Ill-posed problems and the methods of their solution 4. Methods of the Solution of Inverse Problems 5. Linear discrete inverse problems 6. Iterative solutions of the linear inverse problem 7. Nonlinear inversion technique 8. Multinary inversion 9. Resolution analysis of regularized geophysical inversion 10. Monte Carlo methods 11. Generalized joint inversion of multimodal data 12. Geopotential Field Inversion 13. Integral representations of 2-D gravity and magnetic fields 14. Migration of 3-D gravity, gravity tensor, and total magnetic intensity data 15. Numerical methods in forward and inverse modeling of geopotential 16. Electromagnetic Inversion 17. Foundations of electromagnetic theory 18. Integral representations in electromagnetic forward modeling 19. Integral representations in electromagnetic inversion 20. Electromagnetic migration imaging 21. Differential methods in electromagnetic modeling and inversion 22. Seismic Inversion 23. Wavefield equations 24. Integral representations in wavefield theory 25. Integral representations in full waveform inversion Bibliography Index

"...will be very beneficial for graduate students in global geophysics and geophysical prospection, as well as utilized by professionals dealing with mathematical geophysics." --Pure and Applied Geophysics