Layer stripping of azimuthal anisotropy from P-wave reflection moveout in orthogonal survey lines

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Wang, Shangxu ^a   Li, Xiang Yang ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azimuthal anisotropy; Fractures; Layer stripping; Reflection moveout

Indexed keywords

P-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 33644915548     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: 17422140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/3/1/001     Document Type: Article

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