P-wave seismic attenuation by slow-wave diffusion: Effects of inhomogeneous rock properties

Geophysics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Carcione, José M ^a   Picotti, Stefano ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flow through porous media; Permeability; Porosity; Rocks; Seismic waves

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMIC WAVES;

INHOMOGENEOUS ROCK; P-WAVE SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SLOW-WAVE DIFFUSION;

GEOPHYSICS;

P-WAVE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; ROCK PROPERTY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION;

EID: 33745081242     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2194512     Document Type: Article

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