Shear wave anisotropy from aligned inclusions: Ultrasonic frequency dependence of velocity and attenuation

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 475-488

  De Figueiredo, J J S ^a,b   Schleicher, J ^b,c   Stewart, R R ^d   Dayur, N ^d   Omoboya, B ^d   Wiley, R ^d   William, A ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b National Institute of Petroleum Geophysics (INCT GP)   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Body waves; Coda waves; Seismic anisotropy; Seismic attenuation; Wave propagation.; Wave scattering and diffraction

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; ANISOTROPY; CRACKS; EPOXY RESINS; RUBBER; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR WAVES; ULTRASONIC WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

BODY WAVES; CODA WAVES; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; WAVE SCATTERING AND DIFFRACTIONS;

SHEAR FLOW;

ANELASTICITY; BODY WAVE; CODA; ELASTIC WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; WAVE DIFFRACTION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE SCATTERING; WAVE SPLITTING; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84876847795     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggs130     Document Type: Article

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