A fourth order accurate SH-wave staggered grid finite-difference algorithm with variable grid size and VGR-stress imaging technique

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 271-294

  Narayan, J P ^a   Kumar, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Fourth orderspatial accuracy; Maximum grid spacing ratio; SH wave Finite difference algorithm; Stability and grid dispersion; VGR stress imaging technique

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BOUNDARY CONDITION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; IMAGING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE DISPERSION;

EID: 42549128386     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-008-0298-8     Document Type: Article

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