Raypath and traveltime computations for 2D transversely isotropic media with dipping symmetry axes

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-159

  Zhou, Bing ^a   Greenhalgh, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anisotropic media; Ray tracing; Raypath; Seismic waves; Traveltime

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009354440     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG06150     Document Type: Article

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