Comments on: Palmer, D., 2010. Is visual interactive ray trace an efficacious strategy for refraction inversion? Exploration Geophysics, 41, 260–267*
Robert J. Whiteley
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Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Qld 4222, Australia. Email: bob_whiteley@coffey.com
Exploration Geophysics 42(3) 207-217 https://doi.org/10.1071/EG11023
Submitted: 20 May 2011 Accepted: 20 July 2011 Published: 2 September 2011
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