Numerical accuracy of travel-time software in comparison with analytic results

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-81

  Knapmeyer, Martin ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

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EID: 16244408904     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.76.1.74     Document Type: Article

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