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Biography
Mark Noble is a researcher specializing in geophysics and seismic imaging, whose work focuses on developing innovative methods for analyzing seismic data and characterizing geological environments. His research covers a variety of topics, such as first-arrival time tomography, full-waveform inversion (FWI), modeling of alluvial and fluvial structures, and the study of seismic sequences in rifting contexts. His expertise also includes the application of probabilistic methods and global optimization algorithms—such as evolutionary algorithms and particle swarms—to solve nonlinear problems in geophysics. Mark Noble’s work often incorporates multidisciplinary approaches, combining seismic, geodetic, and geological data to improve the accuracy of subsurface models and the understanding of tectonic and sedimentary processes. His methodological contributions, particularly in uncertainty management and model parameterization, have led to significant advances in seismic data interpretation, including in industrial and environmental contexts.
Publication(s)
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2026
Non-physical head wave identification in P-wave arrivals retrieved from seismic ambient noise at the Chémery underground gas storage (France) DOI : 10.1093/gji/ggaf503
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2025
Kriging Alluvial Thicknesses in Valley Bottoms Using Nonstationary Geometric Anisotropies DOI : 10.1007/s11004-025-10200-w
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2024
Incision and rock uplift along the Lower Seine River since Marine Isotope Stage 8 DOI : 10.1002/jqs.3640
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2022
An Atypical Shallow Mw 5.3, 2021 Earthquake in the Western Corinth Rift (Greece) DOI : 10.1029/2022JB024221
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2022
The importance of including density in multiparameter asymptotic linearized direct waveform inversion: A case study from the Eastern Nankai Trough DOI : 10.1093/gji/ggab405
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2020
Potential of Surface-to-Tunnel Seismic Tomography to Detect Vertical Faults: Application to the Tournemire Underground Research Laboratory, France DOI : 10.1007/s00024-020-02505-0
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2020
True-amplitude versus trace-normalized full waveform inversion DOI : 10.1093/gji/ggz532
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2020
Towards large-scale stochastic refraction tomography: a comparison of three evolutionary algorithms DOI : 10.1111/1365-2478.12866
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2019
Evolutionary algorithms: From optimization to uncertainties? DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.201901994
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2019
Pressure versus vertical velocity full-waveform inversion of wide-angle, ocean-bottom node data from the North Sea DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.201900992
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2018
A parallel competitive Particle Swarm Optimization for non-linear first arrival traveltime tomography and uncertainty quantification DOI : 10.1016/j.cageo.2018.01.016
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2018
New parameterizations for Bayesian seismic tomography DOI : 10.1088/1361-6420/aabce7
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2017
Uncertainty estimation by probabilistic first arrival time tomography using Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.201701694
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2017
Propagation of velocity uncertainties to Microseismic locations using a Competitive Particle Swarm Optimizer DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.201701259
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2017
A new probabilistic formulation to locate seismic events from P-wave polarization DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.201700746
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2017
Discontinuous Galerkin method for TTI Eikonal equation
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2016
3D VTI wave attribute modelling tools for microseismic monitoring processing: Traveltimes, amplitude and polarization DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.201600015
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2016
Stochastic seismic tomography by interacting Markov chains DOI : 10.1093/gji/ggw272
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2016
Ability of High-Resolution Resistivity Tomography to Detect Fault and Fracture Zones: Application to the Tournemire Experimental Platform, France DOI : 10.1007/s00024-015-1110-1
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2016
A competitive particle swarm optimization for non-linear first arrival traveltime tomography DOI : 10.1190/segam2016-13840267.1
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2015
Improving the gradient of the image-domain objective function using quantitative migration for a more robust migration velocity analysis DOI : 10.1111/1365-2478.12195
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2015
First arrival traveltime tomography using the fast marching method and the adjoint state technique DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.201412568
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2015
First arrival travel time tomography - Bayesian approach DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.201413644
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2015
Microseismic event location using the first and reflected arrivals DOI : 10.1190/GEO2015-0068.1
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2015
Propagation of the velocity model uncertainties to the seismic event location DOI : 10.1093/gji/ggu374
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2014
Accurate 3-D finite difference computation of traveltimes in strongly heterogeneous media DOI : 10.1093/gji/ggu358
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2013
Microseismic monitoring - Consequences of velocity model uncertainties on event location uncertainties DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.20131027
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2013
New 3D wave attribute modelling tools for microseismic monitoring processing: Traveltimes, amplitude and polarization DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.20142371
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2012
A new method for first arrival travel times and amplitude computation in high contrast velocity models DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.20143474
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2012
A new 3d eikonal solver for accurate traveltimes, takeoff angles and amplitudes
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2012
High resolution electrical resistivity tomography in superficial limestones at Tournemire Site, France DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.20143347
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2011
Fast method for amplitude computation on high contrast velocity models DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.20149681
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2011
Microseismic monitoring: Consequences of velocity model uncertainties on location uncertainties
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2010
High-performance 3D first-arrival traveltime tomography DOI : 10.1190/1.3284057
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2010
2D Multiple Prediction in the Curvelet Domain
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2010
The Orinoco turbidite system: Tectonic controls on sea-floor morphology and sedimentation DOI : 10.1306/11020909021
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2010
Curvelet-based multiple prediction DOI : 10.1190/1.3502663
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2009
First-arrival traveltime tomography based on the adjoint-state method DOI : 10.1190/1.3250266
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2009
First arrival traveltime tomography for complex near-surface velocity structures
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2009
3D first arrival traveltime tomography algorithm for very large datasets
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2008
Stereotomography assisted by migration of attributes DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2008.00699.x
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2008
3-D refraction traveltime tomography algorithm based on adjoint state techniques DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.20147939
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2007
Refraction traveltime tomography based on adjoint state techniques DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.201401765
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2007
Feasibility study to quantify gas hydrates using an anisotropic full waveform inversion in the time domain DOI : 10.1190/1.2792846
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2007
Feasibility study to quantify gas hydrates using an anisotropic full-waveform inversion in the time domain DOI : 10.1190/1.2792846
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2006
Liquefied vs stratified sediment mobilization processes: Insight from the South of the Barbados accretionary prism DOI : 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.08.011
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2004
Large gas hydrate accumulations on the eastern Nankai Trough inferred from new high-resolution 2-D seismic data DOI : 10.1029/2004GL019848
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2004
Erosion and sedimentation as processes controlling the BSR-derived heat flow on the Eastern Nankai margin DOI : 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.02.020
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2004
Velocity model estimation for depth imaging: Comparison of three tomography methods on a 2D real data set DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2004.00427.x
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2004
A simple method for magnetic declination fluctuation correction for long single-streamer positioning in a seismic survey DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2004.00421.x
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2003
Optimal anti-aliasing for ray-based kirchhoff depth migration DOI : 10.1190/1.1817474
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2003
Optimal anti-aliasing for ray-based kirchhoff depth migration
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2003
Deepwater erosion processes in the Orinoco turbidite system
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2002
Migration velocity analysis from locally coherent events in 2-D laterally heterogeneous media, Part I: Theoretical aspects DOI : 10.1190/1.1500382
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2002
Migration velocity analysis from locally coherent events in 2-D laterally heterogeneous media, Part II: Applications on synthetic and real data DOI : 10.1190/1.1500383
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2002
Tomography picking in the depth migrated domain using migration of attributes
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2002
Tomography picking in the depth migrated domain using migration of attributes DOI : 10.1190/1.1817426
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2001
Two-dimensional velocity macro model estimation from seismic reflection data by local differential semblance optimization: Applications to synthetic and real data sets DOI : 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2001.00279.x
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2001
Common-angle migration: A strategy for imaging complex media DOI : 10.1190/1.1487131
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2000
Automatic v elocity estimation from locally coherent events picked in the depth migrated domain: Application on a 2D real data set
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2000
Detailed site survey using VHR 3D seismic DOI : 10.4043/12107-ms
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2000
Automatic v elocity estimation from locally coherent events picked in the depth migrated domain: Application on a 2D real data set DOI : 10.1190/1.1816225
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1999
3-D preserved amplitude prestack depth migration on a workstation DOI : 10.1190/1.1444518
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1999
Migration based velocity analysis in 2D laterally heterogeneous media
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1998
Very high resolution 3D marine seismic data processing for geotechnical applications DOI : 10.1046/j.1365-2478.1998.00076.x
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1998
Common angle image gather: A strategy for imaging complex media DOI : 10.3997/2214-4609.201406683
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1998
Testing the behavior of differential semblance for velocity estimation DOI : 10.1190/1.1820140
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1996
Three dimensional prestack preserved amplitude migration: Application to a 3D real dataset DOI : 10.1117/12.255214
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1996
3D Prestack preserved amplitude migration: Application to real data DOI : 10.1190/1.1826701
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1992
Recent advances in nonlinear inversion of seismic data DOI : 10.1190/1.1822217
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1992
Nonlinear elastic waveform inversion of land seismic reflection data DOI : 10.1029/90JB00832
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1991
Large-sized nonlinear inversion of a marine data set: Retrieving the source, background velocity, and impedance contrasts DOI : 10.1190/1.1888865
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1990
Robust elastic nonlinear waveform inversion: application to real data DOI : 10.1190/1.1442864
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1990
Nonlinear inversion of seismograms: State of the art DOI : 10.1190/1.1889948
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1989
Present know-how and difficulties in elastic nonlinear inversion of seismograms DOI : 10.1190/1.1889837
Teaching
Subsurface Geophysics (Internship)
The course will take place off-campus for one week, primarily in the field (in the Fontainebleau Forest, south of Paris), followed by classroom sessions in the afternoon. Introductory lectures: fundamental concepts, survey methods, case studies (magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, and seismic methods); Fieldwork: acquisition of various types of geophysical data, geological observations. Lab sessions: preparation of data acquisitions, processing, and interpretation; Experimental work and data processing will be conducted in small groups. Students will be expected to take the initiative both in the field and when synthesizing results.
PhD supervision
- 2023 Seismic While Drilling (SWD) for real-time targeting and characterization of geothermal reservoirs MAATOUK Nadine
- 2020 Uncertainty consideration in seismic data processing for reservoir characterization. GUISTEL Warren
- 2020 Upper Quaternary incision dynamics and valley floor geometry in the Seine River basin CHOURIO-CAMACHO Diana
- 2017 Stochastic 3D tomography of local earthquakes JABRANE Ahmed
- 2015 Stochastic evolutionary numerical optimization: application to inverse problems in seismic tomography LUU Keurfon