Numerical simulation of seismic waves using a discrete particle scheme

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 595-604

  Toomey, Aoife ^a   Bean, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Finite difference methods; Heterogeneity; Particle based model; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0034038503     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00094.x     Document Type: Article

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