Elastic wave velocities in partially saturated rocks: Saturation hysteresis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 837-844

  Le Ravalec, Mickaële ^a   Guéguen, Yves ^a   Chelidze, Tamaz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Georgian Academy of Science MNodia Institute of Geophysics   (Georgia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ELASTIC WAVE; IMBIBITION; P WAVE; SATURATION HYSTERESIS; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 0029750416     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02879     Document Type: Article

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