Role of forward model in surface-wave studies to delineate a buried high-velocity layer

Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Jin, Xiaohui ^a   Luke, Barbara ^b   Calderón Macías, Carlos ^c  

^a EBA Engineering Inc   (United States)

^b University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

^c ION GEOPHYSICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PROFILES; CONVENTIONAL APPROACHES; DISPERSION CURVES; FIELD DATUM; FORWARD MODELS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; HIGH VELOCITIES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; RAYLEIGH SURFACE WAVES; RAYLEIGH WAVE PROPAGATION; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES; SURFACE-WAVE; SYNTHETIC-TIME;

ELASTIC WAVES; FLUID DYNAMICS;

SURFACE WAVES;

DATA INTERPRETATION; RAYLEIGH WAVE; S-WAVE; SURFACE WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 62949215035     PISSN: 10831363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/JEEG14.1.1     Document Type: Article

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