Multiple scattering of high-frequency seismic waves in the deep Earth: Modeling and numerical examples

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Margerin, Ludovic ^a   Nolet, Guust ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Born approximation; Heterogeneity; Monte Carlo method; Multiple scattering; Precursors; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

BORN APPROXIMATION; EARTH STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 0041382545     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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