Velocity and attenuation in young oceanic crust: New downhole log results from DSDP/ODP/IODP Holes 504B and 1256D

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Guerin, Gilles ^a   Goldberg, David S ^a   Iturrino, Gerardo J ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Logging; Oceanic crust; Velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249096002     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002203     Document Type: Article

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