Computation of second-order traveltime perturbation by Hamiltonian ray theory

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 205-217

  Farra, Véronique ^a  

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

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Ray perturbation theory; Traveltime tomography

Indexed keywords

PERTURBATION; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC WAVE; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 0032950922     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00733.x     Document Type: Article

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