Seismic coherent states and ray geometrical spreading

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 320-342

  Thomson, C J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coherent states; Gaussian beams; Geometrical spreading; Maslov theory; Ray theory; Seismic body waves

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0035094490     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2001.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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