Seismic waves in rocks with fluids and fractures

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 954-974

  Berryman, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Cracks; Vertical transverse isotropy

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC WAVE; TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 35348863699     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03563.x     Document Type: Article

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