Ambiguity in the solution to the velocity inversion problem and a solution by joint inversion of seismic refraction and wide-angle reflection times

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 215-227

  Sain, Kalachand ^a   Kaila, K L ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Inversion; Reflection seismology; Refraction seismology

Indexed keywords

INVERSION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; VELOCITY INVERSION PROBLEM; WIDE ANGLE REFLECTION;

EID: 0029729424     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06365.x     Document Type: Article

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