Shallow seismic refraction interpretation with visual interactive ray trace (VIRT) modelling

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 116-123

  Whiteley, Robert J ^a  

^a Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold; Interactive; Modelling; Ray tracing; Refraction; Seismic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009373054     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG04116     Document Type: Article

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