Simulation of snow stratigraphy using full-waveform inversion


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Olaf.Eisen [ at ] awi.de

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We present first results of applying a full-waveform inversion to synthetic and real upward-looking radar data underneath the snowpack at the Weissflujoch test site, Davos, Switzerland. The inversion is tested with a suite of selected scenarios of discrete reflection events from within the snowpack, with a focus on density and liquid water content. In a second step, the synthetic data mimic interferences of reflections events. Nevertheless, the full-waveform inversion is capable to converge to the synthetic model. A third step investigates the effect of white noise on the synthetic data. In the final step the inverse method is applied to a true data set. Despite some systematic differences, the inversion reproduces realistic changes in the physical properties, like density, of the snowpack.



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Liquid water in snow workshop, 02 Apr 2014 - 04 Apr 2014, Davos, Switzerland.
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Schmid, L. , Heilig, A. , Mitterer, C. , Schweizer, J. , Okorn, R. , Maurer, H. and Eisen, O. (2014): Simulation of snow stratigraphy using full-waveform inversion , Liquid water in snow workshop, Davos, Switzerland, 2 April 2014 - 4 April 2014 .


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