Stress-induced temporal variations in seismic anisotropy observed in microseismic data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 459-466

  Teanby, N ^a   Kendall, J M ^a   Jones, R H ^b   Barkved, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ABB Limited UK   (United Kingdom)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Seismology; Stress monitoring; Tides

Indexed keywords

FRACTURED MEDIUM; MONITORING SYSTEM; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; STRESS ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WAVE SPLITTING;

EID: 1642488206     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02212.x     Document Type: Article

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