Can amplitudes resolve ambiguities in refraction inversion?

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 304-309

  Palmer, Derecke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amplitudes; Convolution; GRM; Head coefficients; Inversion; Reciprocal methods; Refraction; Regolith; Seismic; Sulphides; Transmission losses

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009348050     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG00304     Document Type: Article

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