A model for P-wave attenuation and dispersion in a porous medium permeated by aligned fractures

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 372-384

  Brajanovski, Miroslav ^a   Gurevich, Boris ^a,b   Schoenberg, Michael ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Attenuation; Dispersion; Porous media; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; P-WAVE; POROUS MEDIUM; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 33745248425     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02722.x     Document Type: Article

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