A comparison of the Maslov integral seismogram and the finite-difference method

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 584-594

  Huang, X ^a   Kendall, J M ^b   Thomson, C J ^c   West, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caustics; Finite difference methods; Maslov asymptotic theory; Ray theory; Seismic waveforms; Shadows

Indexed keywords

EID: 11544255790     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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