Theory and laboratory experiments of elastic wave scattering by dry planar fractures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Blum, Thomas E ^a   Snieder, Roel ^b   Van Wijk, Kasper ^a   Willis, Mark E ^c  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ELASTIC WAVE; FRACTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; SEISMOLOGY; WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 80052325706     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008295     Document Type: Article

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