Inversion of Qs of deep sediments from surface-to-borehole spectral ratios considering obliquely incident SH and SV waves

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 943-956

  Satoh, Toshimi ^a  

^a Fukoku Seimei Bldg   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMOGRAPHS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

P-WAVE VELOCITY; S-WAVE VELOCITY; SURFACE-TO-BOREHOLE SPECTRAL RATIOS;

SEISMIC WAVES;

BEDROCK; P-WAVE; SEDIMENT; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMOGRAM; SH-WAVE; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 33745434285     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120040179     Document Type: Article

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