Lattice preferred orientation and seismic anisotropy in sedimentary rocks

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 652-666

  Valcke, S L A ^a,b   Casey, M ^a   Lloyd, G E ^a   Kendall, J M ^a,c   Fisher, Q J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallography; Exploration seismology; Mineralogy; Sediments; Seismic anisotropy; Seismic velocities; Shear wave splitting

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LATTICE DYNAMICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 33746116430     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02987.x     Document Type: Article

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