Elastic-wave scattering in a random medium characterized by the Von Karman correlation function and small-scale inhomogeneities in the lithosphere

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 682-698

  Tripathi, Jayant N ^a   Ram, Avadh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Inhomogeneity; Random medium; Scattering; Von karman correlation function

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SCATTERING; SEISMIC WAVE; VON KARMAN CORRELATION FUNCTION;

EID: 0031422074     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb06606.x     Document Type: Article

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