Seismic attenuation and velocity dispersion in heterogeneous partially saturated porous rocks
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Seismic attenuation and velocity dispersion in heterogeneous partially saturated porous rocks
S U M M A R Y Using a numerical approach, we explore wave-induced fluid flow effects in partially saturated porous rocks in which the gas–water saturation patterns are governed by mesoscopic heterogeneities associated with the dry frame properties. The link between the dry frame properties and the gas saturation is defined by the assumption of capillary pressure equilibrium, which in the presen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Journal International
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0956-540X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246x.2011.05291.x