Nonlinear refraction and reflection travel time tomography

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue B12, 1998, Pages 29743-29757

  Zhang, Jie ^a,c   Ten Brink, Uri S ^b   Toksöz, M Nafi ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c GEOTOMO LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 0032506762     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb01981     Document Type: Article

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