Propagation of seismic shear and surface waves in a laterally heterogeneous mantle by multiple forward scattering

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 180-204

  Friederich, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lateral heterogeneity; S waves; Scattering; Seismic wave propagation; Surface waves; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC WAVE; UPPER MANTLE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 0032903361     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00720.x     Document Type: Article

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