Statistical description of seismic reflection wavefields: A step towards quantitative interpretation of deep seismic reflection profiles

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 719-728

  Hurich, C A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Scattering; Seismic reflection

Indexed keywords

SCATTERING; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION; WAVEFIELD;

EID: 0029751818     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06019.x     Document Type: Article

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