How are vertical shear wave splitting measurements affected by variations in the orientation of azimuthal anisotropy with depth?

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 374-390

  Saltzer, Rebecca L ^a   Gaherty, James B ^a,b   Jordan, Thomas H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frechet derivatives; Layered media; Seismic anisotropy; Shear wave splitting

Indexed keywords

LAYERED MEDIUM; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 0034023139     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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