Backus and Wyllie Averages for Seismic Attenuation

• Main Authors: Qadrouh, A.N., Carcione, J.M., Ba, J., Gei, D., Salim, A.M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Birkhauser Verlag AG 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85040219545&doi=10.1007%2fs00024-017-1676-x&partnerID=40&md5=169bad17c7923fe17f594a0fe75d609a; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/21376/

Backus and Wyllie equations are used to obtain average seismic velocities at zero and infinite frequencies, respectively. Here, these equations are generalized to obtain averages of the seismic quality factor (inversely proportional to attenuation). The results indicate that the Wyllie velocity is h...