Properties of S waves near a kiss singularity: A comparison of exact and ray solutions

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 581-589

  Vavryčuk, Václav ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Green's function; Kiss singularity; Ray theory; S waves

Indexed keywords

RAY TRACING; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 0032711340     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00887.x     Document Type: Article

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