Discuss the limitations of the checkerboard resolution test shown in Figure 4.17b. Will the test yield good results if the given dataset has good ray coverage but poor SNR? For such a dataset will the layer velocity averages in the right panels be resolved well or not?

Figure 4.17b

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(a) Synthetic true model 5.169 0 6.131 Z 6.26 6.369 [km] 6.964 7.325 40 10 7.47 7.197 5 Vlayer [km/s] 8