Numerical simulations of depth-dependent anisotropy and frequency-dependent wave propagation effects

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B10, 1999, Pages 23141-23153

  Rümpker, Georg ^a   Tommasi, Andréa ^b,c   Kendall, J Michael ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0342562302     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900203     Document Type: Article

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