Source-generated noise in shallow seismic data

European Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-124

  Robertsson, Johan O A ^a   Holliger, Klaus ^a   Green, Alan G ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Finite difference method; Guided waves; High resolution seismology; Near surface effects; Numerical modeling; Source generated noise; Topography; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000669399     PISSN: 13598155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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