Ray tracing applied to travel time seismic tomography: Theory and examples

Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 281-305

  Cardarelli, E ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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