The measurement of velocity dispersion and frequency-dependent intrinsic attenuation in sedimentary rocks

Geophysics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1456-1464

  Sams, M S ^a,b   Neep, J P ^a   Worthington, M H ^a   King, M S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DISPERSION; ASPECT RATIO; ATTENUATION; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMIC WAVES; VELOCITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

FREQUENCY DEPENDENT INTRINSIC ATTENUATION; VELOCITY DISPERSION;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

EID: 0031232525     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444249     Document Type: Article

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