Ray tracing in tilted transversely isotropic media: A group velocity approach

SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 973-976

  Dickens, Thomas A ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 34548538890     PISSN: 10523812     EISSN: 19494645     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1845329     Document Type: Conference Paper

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