Difficulties with computing anelastic plane-wave reflection and transmission coefficients

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 205-216

  Krebes, E S ^a   Daley, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorption; Anelastic; Reflection coefficients; Visco elastic

Indexed keywords

ANELASTICITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL METHOD; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISCOELASTICITY; WAVE REFLECTION;

EID: 34447294008     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03349.x     Document Type: Article

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