The contribution of reflected, refracted and transmitted waves to seismic tomography: A tutorial

First Break

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 159-168

  Vesnaver, Aldo L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERSION; REFLECTED WAVE; REFRACTED WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSMITTED WAVE;

EID: 0030455171     PISSN: 02635046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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