Modelling teleseismic waves in dipping anisotropic structures

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 401-412

  Frederiksen, A W ^a   Bostock, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ray theory; Seismic anisotropy; Seismic wave propagation; Slave craton; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

RAY TRACING; SEISMIC WAVE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; UPPER MANTLE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0034106190     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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