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In this second chapter on seismology, I introduce seismic ray theory starting from the Eikonal equation. The classic concepts about travel-time curves are discussed, as well as the seismic phase’s nomenclature at regional and global scale.
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Schettino, A. (2015). Seismic Rays. In: Quantitative Plate Tectonics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09135-8_9
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