Fracture detection using azimuthal variation of P-wave moveout from orthogonal seismic survey lines

GEOPHYSICS

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1193-1201

  Li, Xiang Yang ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038641540     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444626     Document Type: Article

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