In-plane ray tracing with calculation of out-of-plane geometrical spreading in anisotropic media

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-46

  Iversen, E ^a  

^a NORSAR   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Dynamic ray tracing; Geometrical spreading; Kinematic ray tracing; Symmetry plane

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; KINEMATICS; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 1842480059     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SGEG.0000015584.94037.05     Document Type: Article

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