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Published papers using the Neighbourhood Algorithm.

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1999

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The original search algorithm paper:

Geophysical Inversion with a Neighbourhood Algorithm -I.
Searching a parameter space,

Sambridge, M., Geophys. J. Int., 138 , 479-494, 1999.
PDF Postscript (grey-scale ~1Mb); Postscript (colour ~1Mb).

View abstract. View known typographical errors. HTML version is also available through the Geophysical Journal International page of the Synergy website.
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The original appraisal algorithm paper:

Geophysical Inversion with a Neighbourhood Algorithm -II.
Appraising the ensemble
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Sambridge, M., Geophys. J. Int., 138 ,727-746, 1999.
PDF; Postscript (grey-scale ~1.4Mb); Postscript (colour ~1.4Mb).

View abstract. View known typographical errors. HTML version is also available through the Geophysical Journal International page of the Synergy website.
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Searching multi-dimensional landscapes without a map,
Sambridge, M., Inverse Problems, 14, 427-440, 1998.
Download a PDF of this paper.
Click here to go to the Inverse Problems site for the special issue on
geophysical inverse problems.
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2000

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Seismic Source Characterisation using a Neighbourhood Algorithm,
Kennett, B. L. N., Marson-Pidgeon, K., and Sambridge, M., 2000.
Geophys. Res. Lett. , 27, No. 20., 3401-3404.
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Source depth and Mechanism inversion at teleseismic distances using a
neighbourhood algorithm,

Marson-Pidgeon, K., Kennett, B. L. N., and Sambridge, M., 2000.
Bull. seism. Soc. am., 90, 1369-1383. Download postscript .
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2001

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Seismic Event Location: Nonlinear Inversion Using a Neighbourhood Algorithm,
Sambridge, M. S., and Kennett, B. L. N., 2001.
Pure. appl. geophys., 158, 241-257.
Download a PDF file of this article.
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Finding acceptable models in nonlinear inverse problems using a
neighbourhood algorithm

Sambridge, M., Inverse Problems, 17, 387-403, 2001.
Download a PDF file of this article.
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2002

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Constraints on the S-wave Velocity Structure in a
Continental Shield From Surface-Wave Data: Comparing Linearized
Least-Squares Inversion and the Direct-Search Neighbourhood Algorithm

Snoke, J. A., and Sambridge, M., J. Geophys. Res. 107(B5), 10.1029/2001JB000498, 2002.
Download a PDF reprint of this article.
Also a PDF of our poster presented at IASPEO01 in Hanoi Vietnam (656K).
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Monte Carlo analysis of inverse problems
Mosegaard, K., and Sambridge, M., Inverse Problems 18, R29-R54, 2002.
Download a PDF reprint of this article.
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P and S tomography using normal-mode and surface wave data
with a neighbourhood algorithm

Beghein, C., Resovsky, J. S., and Trampert, J., Geophys. J. Int. 149, 646-658, 2002.
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Location and mechanism of the Little Skull Mountain earthquake as constrained by satellite radar interferometry and seismic waveform modeling
Lohman, R. B., M. Simons, and B. Savage, J. Geophys. Res., 107(B6), doi:10.1029/2001JB000627, June 2002.
Download from AGU website .
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A satellite geodetic survey of deformation of volcanic centres in the central Andes.
Pritchard, M. E., and Simons, M., Nature 418, 167-171, 2002.
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Non-linear waveform inversion for surface waves with a neighbourhood algorithm - Application to multimode dispersion measurements
Yoshizawa, K., and Kennett, B. L. N., Geophys. J. Int., 149, 118-133, 2002.
Download from Kaz Yoshizawa's homepage .
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Uncertainty Reduction in Reservoir Modelling,
Subbey, S., Christie, M., and Sambridge, M.,
in Fluid Flow and Transport in Porous Media: Mathematical and Numerical Treatment,
Proceedings of an AMS-IMS-SIAM joint summer research conference,
Eds. Z. Chen & R. Ewing, Am. Math. Soc., Providence, Rhode Island, pp 457-467, 2002.
click here for PDF .
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Crustal Structure and Moho Geometry beneath the Northern Apennines (Italy)
Piana Agostinetti, N.; Lucente, F. P.; Selvaggi, G.; Di Bona, M. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, doi: 10.1029/2002GL015109, 31 October 2002.
Download from AGU website .
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Reliable mantle density error bars: an application of the neighbourhood
algorithm to normal-mode and surface wave data,

Resovsky, J. S., and Trampert, J., Geophys. J. Int. 150, 665-672, 2002.
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Quantifiying uncertainty in reservoir performance prediction
Subbey, S., Christie, M., and Sambridge, M., EAGE 64th conference and exhibition 2002.
click here for PDF .
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Quantifiying prediction uncertainty in reservoir modelling using streamline simulation
Subbey, S., Christie, M., Sambridge, M., and M. Thiele, 15th ASCE Engineering Mathematics conference, Columbia University, New York, 2002.
click here for PDF .
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Monte Carlo methods in geophysical inverse problems
Sambridge, M., Mosegaard, K., Rev. Geophys.,
40, 10.1029/2000RG000089, 5 December 2002.
click here for PDF .
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Evaluating the Effects of Magnetic Susceptibility in UXO Discrimination Problems
Pasion, L. R., Billings, S. D., and Oldenburg, D. W., Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP),, Las Vegas, NV, February 12, 2002.
click here for PDF.
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2003

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Robust Normal Mode Constraints on Inner-Core Anisotropy from Model Space Search
Beghein, C., and Trampert, J., Science 299, 552, 2003.
PDF version available through Science website.
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An ensemble view of Earth's inner core
Sambridge, M. Science 299, 529-530, 2003.
HTML and PDF versions at the Science website can be freely accessed by clicking on the
PDF icon on my reprints page.
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A strategy for Rapid Quantification of Uncertainty in Reservoir Performance Prediction,
S. Subbey, M. Christie and M. Sambridge, Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE Reservoir Simulation symposium held in Houston, Texas, USA 3-5 February, 2003, 1-12, (SPE79678).
click here for PDF.
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Deep structural characteristics and seismogenesis of the M>= 8.0 earthquakes in North China
Zhang Xian, Zhang Xian-kang, Liu Min, Zhao Li, Acta Seismologica Sinica, 16, No. 2, 148-155, 2003. (Article ID 1000-9116(2003)02-0148-08.
For reprints contact author.
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Seismic structure of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia
Reading, A.M., B.L.N. Kennett and M.C. Dentith, Aust. J. Earth Sci. 50, 427--438, 2003.
For reprints contact Anya Reading.
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Lithospheric structure of the Pilbara Craton, Capricorn Orogen and northern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia from teleseismic receiver functions
Reading, A.M., and B.L.N. Kennett Aust. J. Earth Sci. 50, 439--445, 2003.
For reprints contact Anya Reading.
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Signal Parameter Estimation for Sparse Arrays
Kennett, B. L. N, Brown, D. J., Sambridge, M., and Tarlowski, C., Bull. seism. Soc. Am., 93, No. 4, 1765-1772, August 2003.
click here for PDF.
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Nonlinear inversion by direct search using the neighbourhood algorithm
Sambridge, M., IASPEI iInt. Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology Ch. 18-15, 1635-1637.
click here for PDF .
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Improved inversion for seismic structure using transformed, S-wavevector receiver functions: Removing the effect of the free surface
Reading, A., Kennett, B. L. N., and Sambridge, M., Geophys. Res. Lett. 30, No. 19, 1981 10.1029/2003GL018090, 4 October 2003.
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Automated seismic event location for hydrocarbon reservoirs
Oye V, Roth M., Comput. Geosci. 29, 851-863, 2003.
Contact author for reprints.
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Neighbourhood Inversion of Teleseismic Ps Conversions for Anisotropy and Layer Dip.
Frederiksen, A., Folsom, H. and Zandt, H. Geophys. J. Int. 155, 200--212, 2003.
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Using probabilistic seismic tomography to test mantle velocity-density relationships,
Resovsky, J. S., and Trampert, J., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 215, 121-134, 2003.
Contact author for reprints.
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Variations in crustal structure across the transition from West to East Antarctica, Southern Victoria Land
Bannister S., Yu J., Leitner B., Kennett B. L. N. Geophys. J. Int. 155, 870-884, 2003.
Contact author for reprints.
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Discrimination and classification of UXO using magnetometry: Inversion and Error analysis using robust statistics
Billings, S. D., Pasion, L. R., Oldenburg, D. W., Conf. Proc.. J. Int. 155, 870-884, 2003.
Proceedings of the Symposium on Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems 2003 (CD), Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, San Antonio, TX, 2003.
click here for PDF.
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Non linear inversion of noise array measurements for determining S-wave velocity vertical profile,
Wathelet, M., M. Ohrnberger, D. Jongmans, T. Cameelbeeck, and F. Scherbaum. Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Prague, September 2003.
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2004

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S-wave velocity structure inferred from receiver function inversion in Tengchong volcanic area
He Chuan-song, Wang Chun-yong, Wu Jian-ping, Acta Seismologica Sinca 17, No. 1, 12-19, 2004, Article ID 1000-9116(2004)01-0012-08.
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Probability density functions for radial anisotropy; implications for the upper 1200km of the mantle
Beghein C. and Trampert, J., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 217, 151-162, 2004.
Contact author for reprints.
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The seismic structure of Wilkes Land/Terre Adelie, East Antarctica and comparison with Australia: First steps in reconstructing the deep lithosphere of Gondwana
Reading A. M., Gondwana Res. 7, 21-30, 2004.
Contact author for reprints.
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Crustal fabric in the Tibetan Plateau based on waveform inversions for seismic anisotropy parameters
Sherrington HF, Zandt G, Frederiksen A J. Geophys. Res. 109, (B2): Art. No. B02312 Feb 24 2004.
Contact author for reprints.
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Imaging coseismic rupture in far field slip patches
M. Vallee, and M. Bouchon Geophys. J. Int 156, 615-630, 2004. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02158.x
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Stabilizing the empirical Green function analysis: Development of the projected Landweber method
Vallee M, Bull. seim. Soc. Am. 94, (2), 394-409, 2004.
Contact author for reprints.
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Nonlinear dynamic rupture inversion of the 200 Western Tottori Japan, earthquake.
S. Peyrat and K. B. Olsen, Geophys. Res. Lett 31, doi:10.1029/2003GL019058, 2004.
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Mantle viscosity inference: a comparision between simulated annealing and neighbourhood algorithm inversion methods
N. Piana Agnostinetti, G. Spada, and S. Cianetti Geophys. J. Int 157, 890-900, 2004. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02237.x
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The deformation field of the August 2003 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island, mapped by ASAR interferometry
Froger JL, Fukushima Y, Briole P, Staudacher T, Souriot T, Villeneuve N, Geophys. Res. Lett. 31, (14), L14601, Jul. 16 2004.
Contact author for reprints. click here for preliminary version of paper PDF .
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Stalagmite growth and palaeo-climate: an inverse approach
Kaufmann G, Dreybrodt W, Earth. Planet. Sci. Lett. 224, (3-4), 529-545, Aug. 15 2004.
Contact author for reprints.
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Crustal structure in the Changbaishan volcanic area, China, determined by modeling receiver functions
Hetland EA, Wu FT, Song JL, TECTONOPHYSICS 386, (3-4), 157-175, Aug. 16 2004.
Contact author for reprints.
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The Impact of Uncertain Centrifuge Capillary Pressure on Reservoir Simulation
Subbey, S., Christie, M., and M Sambridge, M., SIAM Journal of Scientific Computing 26, No. 2, 537-557, 2004.
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Prediction under Uncertainty in Reservoir Modelling
Subbey, S., Christie, M., and M Sambridge, M., Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 44, No. 1-2, 143-153, 2004.
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Shear wave velocity variation across the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand, from receiver function inversion.
S. Bannister, C. J. Bryan, and H. M. Bibby, Geophys. J. Int. 159, 291-310, 2004. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02384.x
Contact author for reprints.
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Crustal seismic anisotropy in central Tibet: Implications for deformational style and flow in the crust
Ozacar AA, Zandt G, J. Geophys. Res. Lett. 31, (23) L23601, Dec. 1 2004.
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Evolution of passive margin escarpments: What can we learn from low-temperature thermochronology?
Braun, J., and van det Beek, P., J. Geophys. Res. 109, (F4) F4009 Dec. 21 2004.
Contact author for reprints.
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Thin plate neotectonic models of the Australian plate,
Burbidge, D. R., J. of Geophys. Res., 109, B10405, doi:10.1029/2004JB003156, 2004.
Contact author for reprints.
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2005

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Some thoughts on the use of InSAR data to constrain models of surface deformation: Noise structure and data downsampling
R.B. Lohman, Simons M., Geochem. Geophys. Geosys. 6,No. Q01007 JAN 25 2005.
Contact author for reprints.
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Finding realistic dike models from InSAR data: The February 2000 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise
Fukushima, Y., V. Cayol, and P. Durand, J. Geophys. Res. in press, 2005. doi: 10.1029/2004JB003268
click here for PDF . Visit the author's web site .
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Locations of selected small earthquakes in the Zagros mountains
R.B. Lohman, Simons M., Geochem. Geophys. Geosys. 6,No. Q03001 MAR 1 2005.
Contact author for reprints.
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Error bars for the global seismic Q profile,
Resovsky J, Trampert J, van der Hilst RD, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 230,(3-4), 413-423, Feb 15, 2005.
Contact author for reprints.
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2006

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The effective elastic thickness of the India Plate from receiver function imaging, gravity anomalies and thermomechanical modelling
Hetényi, G., Cattin, R., Vergne, J., and Náb?lek, J. L. Geophys. J. Int.167,No. 3,1106-1118, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03198.x Contact author for reprints.
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Radial anisotropy in seismic reference models of the mantle,
Beghein, C., J. Trampert, and H. J. van Heijst, J. Geophys. Res. 111, B02303, 2006. doi:10.1029/2005JB003728
Contact author for reprints.
AGU Crossref site for this paper .
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2007

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Inferring phenotypic evolution in the fossil record by Bayesian inversion.
Hannisdal, B. Paleobiology33, 98-115, 2007.

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Comparison of Location Procedures: The Kara Sea Event of 16 August 1997.
Schweitzer, J. and Kennett, B. L. N., Bull. seism. Soc. Am. 97,No. 2, 389-400, 2007, doi:10.1785/0120040017.
Contact author for reprints.
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Shear wave velocity and crustal thickness in the Pannonian Basin from receiver function inversions at four permanent stations in Hungary
Hetényi, G. and Bus, Z. J. of Seismology 11,No. 4,405-414, 2007, doi: 10.1007/s10950-007-9060-4
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2008

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Numerical inversion of deformation caused by pressure sources: application to Mount Etna (Italy)
E. Trasatti, C. Giunchi, N. Piana Agostinetti, Geophys. J. Int.172, 873-884, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03677.x, 2008.

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An improved neighborhood algorithm: parameter conditions and dynamic scaling.
Wathelet, M. (2008). An improved neighborhood algorithm: parameter conditions and dynamic scaling. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L09301, doi:10.1029/2008GL033256.pdf Geophys. Res. Lett.35, L09301, doi:10.1029/2008GL033256.pdf

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The 2004-2006 uplift episode at Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy): Constraints from SBAS-DINSAR ENVISAT data and Bayesian source inference
E. Trasatti, F. Casu, C. Giunchi, S. Pepe, G. Solaro, S. Tagliaventi, P. Berardino, M. Manzo, A. Pepe, G. P. Ricciardi, E. Sansosti, P. Tizzani, G. Zeni, and R. Lanari Geophys. Res. Lett.35, L07308, doi:10.1029/2007GL033091, 2008.

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2010

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Magmatic underplating of crust beneath the Laccadive Island, NW Indian Ocean
Sandeep Gupta, Santosh Mishra, and S. S. Rai Geophys. J. Int.183, 536-542, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04759.x, 2010.

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2011

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Optimisation of seismic network design: Application to a geophysical international lunar network
Yamada, Ryuhei; Garcia, Raphaël F.; Lognonné, Philippe; Feuvre, Mathieu Le; Calvet, Marie; Gagnepain-Beyneix, Jeannine Planet. and Space Sci., 59, Issue 4, 343-354 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2010.12.007.
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