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Thomsen Parameters

Thomsen Parameters is a dimensionless anisotropic parameterization framework in seismology that quantifies the degree and orientation of velocity anisotropy in transversely isotropic media through three empirical parameters describing wave-speed deviations from isotropy.

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Thomsen's Parameters

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114

Velocity analysis for transversely isotropic media

Tariq Alkhalifah, Ilya Tsvankin · Geophysics · 1995 · 893 citations · Full text

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Anisotropic parameters and P-wave velocity for orthorhombic media

Ilya Tsvankin · Geophysics · 1997 · 643 citations

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Acoustic approximations for processing in transversely isotropic media

Tariq Alkhalifah · Geophysics · 1998 · 470 citations

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Foreign direct investment in the United States

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 423 citations

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<i>P</i> -wave signatures and notation for transversely isotropic media: An overview

Ilya Tsvankin · Geophysics · 1996 · 283 citations

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Authors

238

  1. IT
    Ilya Tsvankin

    Colorado School of Mines, United States

    14 publications · 2.7K citations

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  2. TA
    Tariq Alkhalifah

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

    8 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. JS
    Joël Sarout

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    6 publications · 392 citations

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  4. DH
    De‐hua Han

    University of Houston, United States

    6 publications · 122 citations

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  5. FY
    Fuyong Yan

    University of Houston, United States

    5 publications · 107 citations

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Institutions

128

  1. Colorado School of Mines

    Golden, United States

    18 h-index

    30 publications

    4.7K citations

  2. University of Houston

    Houston, United States

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    791 citations

  3. Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)

    Road Town, British Virgin Islands

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    821 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    612 citations

  6. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    412 citations

  7. Université Côte d'Azur

    Nice, France

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    1.3K citations

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  1. Geophysics

    57 publications · 5.6K citations

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  2. Geophysical Prospecting

    14 publications · 411 citations

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  3. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 8 publications · 515 citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 2 publications · 50 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

    2 publications · 48 citations

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