Experimental and texture-derived P-wave anisotropy of principal rocks from the TRANSALP traverse: An aid for the interpretation of seismic field data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 414, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 97-116

  Ullemeyer, Klaus ^a   Siegesmund, Siegfried ^b   Rasolofosaon, Patrick N J ^c   Behrmann, Jan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of compressional wave velocities; Crack fabric; Elastic rock properties; Fluids; Porosity; Seismic reflectivity of the crust; Texture (crystallographic preferred orientation)

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHIC ROCK; P-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC SURVEY; TEXTURE;

EID: 32044441181     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.10.024     Document Type: Article

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