Coherent-state analysis of the seismic head wave problem: An overcomplete representation and its relationship to rays and beams

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1189-1205

  Thomson, C J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body waves; Coherent states; Diffraction; Gaussian beams; Ray theory; Wavefield decomposition

Indexed keywords

RAY TRACING; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 3142716007     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02255.x     Document Type: Article

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