Wavefield decomposition for passive ocean bottom seismological data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 611-621

  Thorwart, M ^a   Dahm, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broad band ocean bottom data; Oceanic receiver functions; Seafloor properties; Traveltime residuals; Water layer multiples; Wavefield decomposition

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; HYDROPHONE; OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC DATA; TELESEISMIC WAVE; TRAVEL TIME; WAVE FIELD;

EID: 33645753098     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02761.x     Document Type: Article

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