vbid/9783662552391

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This thesis adopts the relative back-projection method to dramatically reduce �swimming� artifacts by identifying the rupture fronts in the time window of a reference station; this led to a faster and more accurate image of the rupture processes of earthquakes. Mitigating the damage caused by earthquakes is one of the primary goals of seismology, and includes saving more people�s lives by devising seismological approaches to rapidly analyze an earthquake�s rupture process. The back-projection method described in this thesis can make that a reality.Typham this is the title: Imaging the Rupture Processes of Earthquakes Using the Relative Back-Projection Method Theory and Applications