The paper outlines a probabilistic basis for the automatic estimation from observed surface wave dispersion of structural model parameters with uncertainties. Given an earth model, a wave type and pertinent parameter values, the group velocity of seismic waves can be computed from theory as a function of frequency. Such a function may also be based on the dynamic spectrum representation of an e...

Problems of wave propagation in perfect magnetoelastic conductors have been studied, among others, by Knopoff [1], Dunkin and Eringen [2], Yu and Tang [3], Paria [4]. Kalishki and Rogula [5] have discussed Rayleigh waves in a semi-infinite perfect electrical conductor for a single component magnetic field. The propagation of Rayleigh-type magnetoelastic waves in a semi-infinite perfect electric...

The way of interpreting results of ambient vibration based techniques in the context of near surface site structure investigations very often depends on the assumptions about the nature of the wavefield. Taking into account the relative fraction of Rayleigh and Love waves on the horizontal components is important in order to improve the evaluation of H/V spectral ratios by realistic forward mod...

S U M M A R Y It is well established that the Earth’s uppermost mantle is anisotropic, but there are no clear observations of anisotropy in the deeper parts of the mantle. Surface waves are well suited to observe anisotropy since they carry information about both radial and azimuthal anisotropy. Fundamental mode surface waves, for commonly used periods up to 200 s, are sensitive to structure in...