Compressional wave velocity and attenuation at ultrasonic and sonic frequencies in near-surface sedimentary rocks

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 327-344

  Best, Angus I ^a,b   Sams, Mark S ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; FREQUENCIES; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; MICROCRACKS; PRESSURE; REMOTE SENSING; ULTRASONIC WAVES; VELOCITY;

COMPRESSIONAL WAVE ATTENUATION; COMPRESSIONAL WAVE VELOCITY; EFFECTIVE PRESSURE;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

ATTENUATION; EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; LIMESTONE; MICROCRACK; P WAVE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SILTSTONE;

EID: 0031104606     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2478.1997.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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