Three-dimensional seismic refraction tomography: A comparison of two methods applied to data from the Faeroe Basin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 7187-7210

  Zelt, Colin A ^a   Barton, Penny J ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; METHOD COMPARISON; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032502530     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb03536     Document Type: Review

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