A laboratory study of seismic velocity and attenuation anisotropy in near-surface sedimentary rocks

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 609-625

  Best, Angus I ^a   Sothcott, Jeremy ^a   McCann, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOREHOLES; LITHOLOGY; MICROCRACKS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMIC WAVES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ATTENUATION ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC MONITORING; SEISMIC VELOCITY; ULTRASONIC PULSE-METHOD;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

MICROCRACK; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 34547888345     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: 13652478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2007.00642.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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