The fast marching method: An effective tool for tomographic imaging and tracking multiple phases in complex layered media

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-350

  Rawlinson, Nicholas ^a   Sambridge, Malcolm ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fast marching method; Ray tracing; Reflected wave; Refracted wave; Seismic wave propagation; Teleseismic; Tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009348152     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG05341     Document Type: Article

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