Analytic solution of ray-tracing equations for a linearly inhomogeneous and elliptically anisotropic velocity model

Geophysics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Rogister, Yves ^a   Slawinski, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anisotropic Media; Inhomogeneous media; Ray tracing; Seismic waves; Seismology; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVEFRONTS;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA; RAY TRACING EQUATIONS;

SEISMOLOGY;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC WAVE;

EID: 33645663508     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2049347     Document Type: Article

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