Ambiguous reflection coefficients for anelastic media

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 479-498

  Ruud, Bent O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Path of steepest decsent; Reflection and transmission coefficients; slowness vector; Viscoelastic media

Indexed keywords

ANELASTICITY; DISCONTINUITY; ENERGY FLUX; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMOGRAM; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33746572747     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-006-0030-z     Document Type: Article

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