The computation of body wave synthetic seismograms in laterally homogeneous media

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1985, Pages 105-163

  Chapman, C H ^a   Orcutt, J A ^a  

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EID: 0022235857     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/RG023i002p00105     Document Type: Review

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