Rapid and accurate two-point ray tracing based on a quadratic equation of takeoff angle in layered media with constant or linearly varying velocity functions

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2251-2263

  Kim, Woohan ^a   Baag, Chang Eob ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; RAY TRACING;

SEISMIC PROBLEMS;

SEISMOLOGY;

EQUATION; LAYERED MEDIUM; RAY TRACING; TRAVEL TIME; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036704535     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120000059     Document Type: Article

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