The characteristics of shear-wave splitting parameters in the presences of two weak azimuth anisotropic layers

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 680-690

  Liu, Xi Qiang ^a,c   Zhou, Hui Lan ^a   Zheng, Zhi Zhen ^b   Gao Yuan, ^a   Li Hong, ^c   Ma, Yan Lu ^a   Liang, Kai Li ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SHANDONG PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Shear wave splitting; Synthetic seismograms; Synthetic splitting parameters; Two anisotropic layers

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE SPLITTING;

EID: 0032458371     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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