Attenuation of acoustic waves in glacial ice and salt domes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Price, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE; GLACIER; ICE; SALT DOME;

EID: 33645466689     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003903     Document Type: Article

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