Numerical simulation of the propagation of P waves in fractured media

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 197-206

  Kelner, Sylvie ^a   Bouchon, Michel ^b   Coutant, Olivier ^b  

^a CGG   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Boundary element method; Fractured media; Scattering

Indexed keywords

FRACTURED MEDIUM; P-WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0033006742     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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