Computation of qP-wave rays, traveltimes and slowness vectors in orthorhombic media

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 244-256

  Mensch, Thomas ^a   Farra, Véronique ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Orthorhombic symmetry; Perturbation method; Ray tracing; Seismic anisotropy; Traveltime

Indexed keywords

P-WAVE; PERTURBATION; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0032844388     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00870.x     Document Type: Article

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