Earthscope/USArray Imaging Science & CIG Seismology Workshop on Computational Seismology

This workshop presented theory, documentation and hands-on exposure to several programs of forward modeling and direct imaging methods for teleseismic data. Because forward modeling is an essential part of formal seismic inversion methods, the workshop presented 1-D and 3-D synthetic seismogram codes that are being prepared for community distribution under the auspices of CIG. In addition, the workshop presented several direct imaging methods that have been developed to make images of the lower crust, mantle, and CMB structures using receiver functions or the elastic wavefield.

The workshop involved a combination of both instructional presentations on the methodology and theoretical background of the computational algorithms presented as well as hands-on demonstrations in multi-workstation classrooms. During the in-class tutorials participants were able to run the programs and learn how they work in a practical sense.

In addition, the workshop involved group discussions that allowed for creative brain-storming on the possible directions that computational seismology could take in the years ahead, and the means to discern what these best paths are.