P-SH conversions in layered media with hexagonally symmetric anisotropy: A cookbook

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 151, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 669-697

  Levin, Vadim ^a   Park, Jeffrey ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body waves; Crustal structure; Layered media; Scattered waves; Seismic anisotropy; Synthetic seismograms

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LAYERED SYSTEM; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 0031903214     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050136     Document Type: Article

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