Non-linear global P-wave tomography by iterated linearized inversion

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-82

  Bijwaard, Härmen ^a   Spakman, Wim ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ray tracing; Seismic tomography

Indexed keywords

P-WAVE; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034010081     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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