Elastic wave propagation in a medium containing oriented inclusions with a changing aspect ratio: A physical model study

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 163-172

  Ass'ad, J M ^a,d   McDonald, J A ^a   Tatham, R H ^b   Kusky, T M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Texaco Inc Houston   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Landmark Graphics Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; P waves; Polarization; S waves

Indexed keywords

CRACK DENSITY; INCLUSION; P WAVE; S WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY MODEL;

EID: 0029768356     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06543.x     Document Type: Article

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