Lateral velocity resolution from three-dimensional seismic refraction data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1101-1112

  Zelt, Colin A ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Seismic refraction; Seismic resolution; Seismic velocity; Tomography; Traveltime

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 0032466368     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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