Seismic attenuation due to wave-induced fluid flow in a porous rock with spherical heterogeneities

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 957-968

  Ciz, Radim ^a   Gurevich, B ^a,b   Markov, M ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Biot's slow wave; Poroelastic media; Scattering; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

BIOT THEORY; ELASTIC WAVE; FLUID FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 33745932117     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02968.x     Document Type: Article

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