Wave propagation in a multiple-scattering upper mantle - Observations and modelling

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 492-502

  Tittgemeyer, M ^a   Wenzel, F ^a   Fuchs, K ^a   Ryberg, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inhomogeneous media; Layered media; Scattering; Seismic refraction; Upper mantle; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; LAYERED MEDIUM; MANTLE (UPPER); SCATTERING; SEISMIC REFRACTION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0030431958     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb04735.x     Document Type: Article

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