Chris Chapman
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British seismologist
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Chris Chapman 's Degrees
- Masters Earth Sciences University of Oxford
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Christopher Hugh Chapman is a British seismologist, an emeritus honorary professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge. Biography He was awarded a first degree in theoretical physics and a Ph.D in geophysics by Cambridge University. He then moved to Canada to be an Assistant and Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, and an Associate and Full Professor at the University of Toronto. He returned to Cambridge in 1984 to take up an appointment as Professor of Geophysics.
Chris Chapman 's Published Works
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- A new method for computing synthetic seismograms (1978) (500)
- Body-wave seismograms in inhomogeneous media using Maslov asymptotic theory (1982) (272)
- Crosshole seismic tomography (1989) (193)
- Three‐dimensional Fréchet differential kernels for seismicdelay times (2000) (186)
- The computation of seismic travel times (1983) (182)
- Traveltime tomography in anisotropic media—I. Theory (1992) (172)
- Traveltime tomography in anisotropic media—II. Application (1992) (160)
- Generalized Radon transforms and slant stacks (1981) (148)
- Ray theory and its extensions; WKBJ and Maslov seismograms (1985) (123)
- The Computation of Body Wave Synthetic Seismograms in Laterally Homogeneous Media (Paper 5R0217) (1985) (114)
- Finite-difference modeling of wave propagation in a fluid-solid configuration (2002) (99)
- Automatic 1-D waveform inversion of marine seismic refraction data (1988) (89)
- An introduction to Maslov's asymptotic method (1985) (88)
- Quasi-shear wave coupling in weakly anisotropic 3-D media (1990) (84)
- An efficient method for calculating finite-difference seismograms after model alterations (2000) (78)
- Travel time tomography in anisotropic media (1990) (76)
- A new moment‐tensor decomposition for seismic events in anisotropic media (2012) (74)
- Exact and Approximate Generalized Ray Theory in Vertically Inhomogeneous Media (1976) (73)
- Ray tracing in azimuthally anisotropic media—II. Quasi‐shear wave coupling (1989) (72)
- Anisotropic velocity tomography: A case study in a near-surface rock mass (1993) (64)
- Reflection/transmission coefficient reciprocities in anisotropic media (1994) (63)
- Ray tracing in anisotropic media with a linear gradient (1988) (56)
- A simple method for the computation of body-wave seismograms (1978) (54)
- Ray tracing in azimuthally anisotropic media—I. Results for models of aligned cracks in the upper crust (1989) (52)
- Seismic array evidence of a core boundary source for the Hawaiian Linear Volcanic Chain (1973) (52)
- The Turning Point of Elastodynamic Waves (1974) (51)
- Diffracted Seismic Signals and Their Numerical Solution (1972) (51)
- Seismic excitation of the Chandler wobble revisited (1979) (48)
- A first‐motion alternative to Geometrical Ray Theory (1976) (48)
- Ray perturbation theory and the Born approximation (1990) (45)
- An efficient method for calculating finite‐difference seismograms after model alterations (1999) (43)
- Generalized Born scattering in anisotropic media (1994) (42)
- Generalized Ray Theory for an Inhomogeneous Medium (1974) (42)
- A comparison of the dispersion relations for anisotropic elastodynamic finite-difference grids (2011) (41)
- Travel time and amplitude analysis in seismic tomography (1989) (40)
- Least-squares fitting of marine seismic refraction data (1985) (40)
- Teleseismic Array Evidence for Inhomogeneities in the Lower Mantle and the Origin of the Hawaiian Islands (1972) (37)
- A method for correcting acoustic finite-difference amplitudes for elastic effects (2014) (35)
- The circular harmonic Radon transform (1986) (31)
- Yet another elastic plane-wave, layer-matrix algorithm (2003) (31)
- Long‐period corrections to body waves: theory (1981) (29)
- Adaptive traveltime tomography of densely sampled seismic data. (2005) (29)
- End‐point contributions to synthetic seismograms (1986) (27)
- Symmetry of the wave equation and excitation of body waves (1981) (27)
- On the computation of seismic ray travel times and amplitudes (1971) (24)
- Correcting an acoustic wavefield for elastic effects (2014) (23)
- Diffraction of P Waves by the Core and an Inhomogeneous Mantle (1970) (23)
- The Radon transform and seismic tomography (1987) (21)
- A finite-difference injection approach to modeling of seismic fluid flow monitoring (2000) (21)
- Modelling of scattering of seismic waves from a corrugated rough sea surface: a comparison of three methods (2006) (20)
- Full waveform inversion of reflection data (1988) (16)
- Tunneling rays using the Cagniard-de Hoop method (1988) (15)
- On plane-wave decomposition: Alias removal (1989) (14)
- The Earth Flattening Transformation in Body Wave Theory (2009) (13)
- Transmission and reflection of transient elastodynamic waves at a linear slip interface (1997) (12)
- Application of the Maslov Seismogram Method in Three Dimensions (2002) (12)
- Waveform Inversion of Expanding Spread Profile 5 From the North Atlantic Transect (1988) (12)
- Generalized Born scattering of elastic waves in 3-D media (2007) (12)
- Microseismic Sources in Anisotropic Media (2010) (12)
- Seismograms from Epstein Transition Zones (1974) (11)
- Velocity sensitivity in transversely isotropic media (1996) (11)
- WKBJ seismogram theory in anisotropic media (1988) (11)
- A Fast, Accurate Integration Method For Kirchhoff, Born And Maslov Synthetic Seismogram Generation (1997) (10)
- A NONITERATIVE PROCEDURE FOR INVERTING PLANE‐WAVE REFLECTION DATA AT SEVERAL ANGLES OF INCIDENCE USING THE RICCATI EQUATION* (1985) (10)
- Incontrovertible evidence of anisotropy in crosswell data (1991) (9)
- 9 - Seismic Ray Theory and Finite Frequency Extensions (2002) (8)
- On approximate solutions for reflection of waves in a stratified medium (1984) (8)
- The “shadow” from a velocity reversal (1974) (8)
- Elastic corrections to acoustic finite-difference simulations (2010) (7)
- On impulsive wave propagation in a spherically symmetric model (1979) (6)
- Bent‐ray traveltime tomography and migration without ray tracing (2002) (5)
- Some numerical experiments on the inversion of discrete travel-time data (1975) (5)
- A Comparison of Finite-difference Grids for Anisotropic Elastic Modelling (2010) (5)
- Surface wave mode coupling and the validity of the path average approximation in surface waveform inversions: an empirical assessment (2017) (5)
- Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation: Preliminaries (2004) (4)
- Anisotropic Ray-waveform Moment Tensor Inversion (2014) (3)
- Reply [to “Comments on ‘Seismic array evidence of a core boundary source for the Hawaiian Linear Volcanic Chain’ by E. R. Kanasewich et al.”] (1975) (3)
- Yet another moment‐tensor parameterization (2019) (3)
- Ray tracing in azimuthally anisotropic media-11. Quasi-shear wave (1989) (3)
- Seismic Waveform Modelling of High-Frequency Body Waves (1991) (2)
- A Fast Integration Technique for the Generation of Ray-Born Synthetics (2002) (2)
- Velocity And Anisotropy Tomograms of a Crown Pillar (1991) (2)
- Erratum: A correction to ‘A new moment-tensor decomposition for seismic events in anisotropic media’ (2014) (2)
- Numerical Seismograms for Wave Trapping Structures near the Core Boundary (1974) (1)
- High Resolution Traveltime And Slowness Tomography (2003) (1)
- Advances In Geophysical Data Processing: Vertical Seismic Profiles Marwan Simaan (ed.), JAI Press, Greenwich, USA, 1984, $57.50 (institutions), $28.75 (individuals) (1986) (1)
- True-Amplitude Wide-Angle One-Way Operators and High-Gradient Zones (2006) (1)
- Mode Coupling in Surface Wave Tomography (2013) (1)
- On head‐wave amplitudes (1987) (1)
- Beyond the Born Approximation (1989) (1)
- Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation: C: Ordinary differential equations (2004) (1)
- Seismic tomography and migration without ray tracing (1995) (1)
- Basic wave propagation (2004) (1)
- Research Note The Turning Point of Elastodynamic Waves (1974) (0)
- Surface Wave Scattering and Mode Coupling: Implications for Surface Wave Tomography (2014) (0)
- Generalized born scattering and Quasi-Shear ray coupling in anisotropic media (1991) (0)
- Significant achievements in Planetary Geology Program - 1977 - 1978. (1977) (0)
- Reply to the comment on “A comparison of the dispersion relations for anisotropic elastodynamic finite-difference grids” (H. Bernth and C. Chapman, 2011, Geophysics, 76, no. 3, WA43–WA50) by E. H. Saenger, published in November-December 2011 (2012) (0)
- Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation: Inverse transforms for stratified media (2004) (0)
- Cross-Hole Tomography Using Ray Tracing (1986) (0)
- Seismic reflection profiling in Europe (1985) (0)
- Slowness image reconstruction (1994) (0)
- Integrating and interpolating from seismic data (2003) (0)
- Bent-Ray Traveltime Tomography Without Ray Tracing (1993) (0)
- Traveltime tomography in anisotropic media: some examples (1991) (0)
- Advances in Geophysical Data Processing, Vol. 2, Two-dimensional transforms M. Simaan (ed.), JAI Press, London and Greenwich CT (USA), 1985 ISBN 0-89232-463-5, £56.00 (1987) (0)
- Elastic Corrections to Acoustic Finite-difference Simulations – Plane-wave Analysis and Examples (2011) (0)
- Finite-Difference Modelling of Wave Propagation in a Fluid/Solid Configuration (2000) (0)
- Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation: A: Useful integrals (2004) (0)
- Wide-angle AVO waveform inversion with WKBJ modeling (2011) (0)
- Surface Wave Mode Conversion due to Lateral Heterogeneity and its Impact on Waveform Inversions (2016) (0)
- Correcting an acoustic wavefield for elastic effects (2014) (0)
- Seismic Wave Propagation (2014) (0)
- 1. Methods to Numerically Solve Wave Equations (2012) (0)
- Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation: Review of continuum mechanics and elastic waves (2004) (0)
- The behavior of transient elastodynamic waves at a linear slip interface (1997) (0)
- Head-wave coefficients in anisotropic media (2018) (0)
- A radial anisotropy model of the upper mantle from surface wave observations (2014) (0)
- Anisotropic Velocity Models (1997) (0)
- On reducing the reflectivity integral to a finite range (1987) (0)
- Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation: Asymptotic ray theory (2004) (0)
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