Processing PP and PS waves in multicomponent sea-floor data for azimuthal anisotropy: Theory and overview

Revue de l'Institut Francais du Petrole

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 607-620

  Li, X Y ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; POLARIZATION; SEISMIC WAVES; TECTONICS; UNDERWATER SOILS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

AZIMUTHAL ANISOTROPY; SEA FLOOR; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

ANISOTROPY; DATA PROCESSING; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; P-WAVE; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; S-WAVE; SEAFLOOR;

EID: 0032171991     PISSN: 00202274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:1998055     Document Type: Article

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