A two-point, three-dimensional seismic ray tracing using genetic algorithms

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 355-365

  Sadeghi, Hossein ^a   Suzuki, Sadaomi ^a   Takenaka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Discontinuity; Genetic algorithms; Minimum travel time; Ray tracing

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC WAVE; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 0033379491     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00011-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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