Reflection and transmission coefficients for a layered fluid sediment overlying a uniform solid substrate

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 893-902

  Ainslie, Michael A ^a  

^a BAeSEMA Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOLID; SOUND;

EID: 0030067546     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.414663     Document Type: Article

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