Modeling of seismic wave propagation near the earth's surface

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 193-211

  Robertsson, J O A ^a,b   Holliger, K ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption and scattering; Coda waves; Finite difference method; Q; Shallow focus earthquakes; Topography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000791061     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(97)00045-9     Document Type: Article

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