Kirchhoff synthetics for seismic reflections and diving waves in two dimensions and application to the D" layer

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 587-596

  Neuberg, Jürgen ^a   Lisapaly, Leonard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global seismology; Reflection seismology; Seismic modelling; Seismic reflection; Seismic wave propagation; Synthetic seismograms

Indexed keywords

DIVING WAVE; MANTLE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0030828289     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb04495.x     Document Type: Article

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