A wave equation migration method for receiver function imaging: 1. Theory

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Chen, Ling ^a   Wen, Lianxing ^b   Zheng, Tianyu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; RESOLUTION; SEISMIC DATA; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 30144445483     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003665     Document Type: Article

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