Velocity sensitivity function is the derivatives of group velocity or phase velocity with respect to each anisotropic
parameter in anisotropic media,which is an important component in first-order traveltime perturbation equation.Therefore,it has
significant meaning for us to research the velocity sensitivity function.It is much simpler to use derivatives of phase velocity to
calculate velocity sensitivity function,because group velocity is a function of phase velocity.Some scholars have investigated velocity
sensitivity function algorithm for VTI media.The velocity sensitivity function algorithm of phase velocity was deduced for TTI media
in this article.Moreover,velocity sensitivity functions of qP,qSV and qSH waves for VTI and TTI media are calculated.Research results
prove that velocity sensitivities of different elastic parameters are different.The velocity sensitivity function is varying with
observation angle for the same elastic parameters.Velocity sensitivity function of TTI medium is much more complicated than that of
VTI medium,because the former one has symmetrical characteristics in VTI medium.Finally,we adopt traveltimes of interbedded
abnormal body model for tomography.The inversion results verify that the algorithm of velocity sensitivity function is correct and
the velocity sensitivity function plays the prediction and indication role for inversion results.