Seismic attenuation and velocities of P-and S-waves in the German KTB area

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 67-76

  Li, Xiao Ping ^a   Richwalski, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Sonic log; Velocity; Vertical seismic profiling

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ATTENUATION; BOREHOLES; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; ELASTIC WAVES; ESTIMATION; FUNCTIONS;

SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SONIC LOG; VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILING;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

ATTENUATION; P WAVE; S WAVE; VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILE;

GERMANY, BAVARIA, KTB DRILLHOLE;

EID: 0030432473     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(96)00036-5     Document Type: Article

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