Comparison of shallow seismic refraction interpretation methods for regolith mapping

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 340-347

  Whiteley, Robert J ^a   Eccleston, Peter J ^a  

^a Coffey Geotechnics Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Interpretation; Ray tracing; Reciprocal; Refraction; Regolith; Seismic; Tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009397515     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG06340     Document Type: Article

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