A review of inverse methods in seismic site characterization

JM Gosselin, SE Dosso, A Askan, M Wathelet… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Seismic site characterization attempts to quantify seismic wave behavior at a specific
location based on near-surface geophysical properties, for the purpose of mitigating …

Mapping mantle flows and slab anisotropy in the Cascadia subduction zone

X Liang, D Zhao, Y Hua, YG Xu - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Cascadia margin is an unusual subduction zone characterized by the downdip
movement of young and thin oceanic plates, where mantle flow and intraslab deformation …

Surface‐wave tomography of the northern Canadian Cordillera using earthquake Rayleigh wave group velocities

C Estève, JM Gosselin, P Audet… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We measure fundamental‐mode Rayleigh wave group velocity dispersion from regional
earthquakes and employ transdimensional Bayesian tomography to invert for azimuthally …

Lithospheric S Wave Velocity Variations Beneath the Mackenzie Mountains and Northern Canadian Cordillera

DL Schutt, RW Porritt, C Estève, P Audet… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mackenzie Mountains (MMs) in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada,
are an enigmatic mountain range. They are currently uplifting (Leonard et al., 2008 …

Seismic site characterization baseline data for microzonation and site response analysis of Otuasega Town, Bayelsa State, Niger Delta region of Nigeria

GMS Abdullah, C Kennedy, A Kumar, WM Salilew… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study presents the findings of a comprehensive geotechnical and seismic site
investigation conducted at Otuasega Town located in Bayelsa State within the Niger Delta …

[HTML][HTML] The seismic signature and geothermal potential of the Schwechat Depression in the Vienna Basin, Austria, from ambient noise tomography

C Esteve, Y Lu, JM Gosselin, R Kramer, Y Aiman… - Geothermics, 2025 - Elsevier
The Schwechat depression, in the Vienna Basin (VB) is currently the main target area for
deep geothermal exploration in eastern Austria. Knowledge of the subsurface heavily relies …

Uncertainty Quantification in Radial Anisotropy Models Based on Transdimensional Bayesian Inversion of Receiver Functions and Surface‐Wave Dispersion: Case …

KY Ke, F Tilmann, T Ryberg… - Bulletin of the …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In geophysical inference problems, quantification of data uncertainties is required to balance
the data‐fitting ability of the model and its complexity. The transdimensional hierarchical …

Crustal seismic anisotropy along the continental margin in western Canada from receiver function analysis

T Tracey Kyryliuk, P Audet, JM Gosselin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Coastal British Columbia (BC), Canada, has the highest seismic hazard in the
country due to convergent and transpressive deformation at offshore plate boundaries …

Probabilistic inversion of circular phase spectra: application to two-station phase-velocity dispersion estimation in western Canada

JM Gosselin, P Audet, C Estève… - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Periodic directional and temporal measurements are common in seismology, and
necessitate specific statistical analyses that are appropriate for circular quantities. In this …

Asthenospheric Flow From East Asia to the Philippine Sea Plate Revealed by Rj‐MCMC Inversion of Surface Waves

Y Zhao, Z Guo, Y Wang - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Pacific and Philippine Sea Plate subductions have resulted in and controlled
the development of a typical trench‐arc‐back‐arc system in NE Asia since the Cenozoic …