Received: 6 October 2008 / Accepted: June 2009

Document Outline

• Radon Transform Methods and Their Applications in Mapping Mantle Reflectivity Structure
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Theory
    • Delay-and-Sum
    • Slowness Slant Stack (Vespagram)
    • Generic Transformation Methods
    • Radon Transform Methods
    • Inversion of Radon Transform
  • SS Precursors and Preliminary Radon Analysis
    • Data Preparation and Problem Setup
    • Data Pre-Conditioning
    • Travel Time Corrections
    • Radon Transform of SS Precursors
  • Mantle Reflectivity Imaging
    • Role of Ray Parameter in Depth Estimation
    • Vespa versus LSRT
    • HRT versus LSRT
    • LSRT-Based Reflectivity Imaging Beneath Northeastern Pacific Ocean and Western Canada
    • HRT Analysis of Global Hotspots
    • Abbreviated Interpretations and Discussions
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References