Theory of Seismic Head Waves

by Ravi Ravindra and Vlastislav Cerveny

Head waves - also called refraction arrivals, lateral waves,

or conical waves - have been used extensively in near-earthquake studies,

geophysical prospecting, and deep-crustal seismological investigations. In the past,

research was confined largely to the kinematic characteristics of the waves, but

emphasis is now being given to the dynamic characteristics: amplitudes, spectra, and

wave forms. In the last fifteen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442639032
• ISBN13: 9781442639034
• Release Date: December 1971
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"