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Journal articles
2019, 'Can full waveform refraction imaging overcome the century-long impasse at the first breaks?', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2019, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22020586.2019.12072942
,2019, 'Computing the head wave coefficient with multi-fold near-surface seismic refraction data', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2019, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22020586.2019.12072940
,2019, 'Inverting the head wave coefficient with multi-fold near-surface seismic refraction data', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2019, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22020586.2019.12072941
,2015, 'Is accuracy more important than precision in near-surface refraction seismology?', Near Surface Geophysics, 13, pp. 1 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3997/1873-0604.2014031
,2015, 'Does diving wave tomography improve discovery in near surface refraction tomography?', FastTimes, 20, pp. 15 - 32, http://www.eegs.org/
,2015, 'Is It Time To Modernize Near-Surface Refraction Seismology With Full Waveform Methods?', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2015, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2015ab035
,2013, 'Validating vertical velocity gradients in near-surface refraction seismology', 26th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems 2013 Sageep 2013, pp. 425 - 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.4133/sageep2013-149.1
,2013, 'Validating vertical velocity gradients in near-surface refraction seismology', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2013, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2013ab307
,2012, 'Uncertainty in Near-Surface Refraction Inversion', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2012, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2012ab410
,2011, 'Response to comments by Robert J. Whiteley on: Palmer, D., 2010. Is visual interactive ray trace an efficacious strategy for refraction inversion? Exploration Geophysics, 41, 260-267', Exploration Geophysics, 42, pp. 218 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/EG11029
,2010, 'Are refraction attributes more useful than refraction tomography?', First Break, 28, pp. 43 - 52
,2010, 'Is visual interactive ray trace an efficacious strategy for refraction inversion?', Exploration Geophysics, 41, pp. 260 - 267
,2010, 'Non-uniqueness with refraction inversion – a syncline model study', Geophysical Prospecting, 58, pp. 203 - 218
,2010, 'Non-uniqueness with refraction inversion – the Mt Bulga shear zone', Geophysical Prospecting, 58, pp. 561 - 575
,2010, 'Non-Uniqueness with Refraction Inversion – The Mt Bulga Shear Zone', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2010, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/22020586.2010.12041863
,2009, 'Exploiting lateral resolution of near-surface seismic refraction methods', Journal of Earth Science, 20, pp. 526 - 545
,2009, 'Integrating long and short wavelength time and amplitude statics', First Break, 27, pp. 57 - 65
,2009, 'Maximising the lateral resolution of near-surface seismic refraction methods', Exploration Geophysics, 40, pp. 85 - 98
,2008, 'Integrating long- and short-wavelength statics with the generalized reciprocal method and the refraction convolution section', Exploration Geophysics, 39, pp. 139 - 147
,2008, 'Is it time to re-engineer geotechnical seismic refraction methods?', First Break, 26, pp. 69 - 77
,2007, 'Detailed Refraction Statics with the GRM & RCS', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2007, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2007ab108
,2007, 'Detailed Seismic Refraction Surveys at Mt Bulga', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2007, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2007ab107
,2006, 'Integrating amplitudes and traveltimes with high resolution refraction methods', 19th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems Sageep 2006 Geophysical Applications for Environmental and Engineering Hazzards Advances and Constraints, 2, pp. 1222 - 1240, http://dx.doi.org/10.4133/1.2923581
,2006, 'Refraction traveltime and amplitude corrections for very near-surface inhomogeneities', Geophysical Prospecting, 54, pp. 589 - 604, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2478.2006.00567.x
,2005, 'A simple approach to refraction statics with the Generalized Reciprocal Method and the Refraction Convolution Section', Exploration Geophysics, 36, pp. 18 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/EG05018
,2005, 'Statics corrections for shallow seismic refraction data', Exploration Geophysics, 36, pp. 7 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/EG05007
,2005, 'A simple approach to refraction statics with the Generalized Reciprocal Method and the Refraction Convolution Section', BUTSURI-TANSA(Geophysical Exploration), 58, pp. 18 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.3124/segj.58.18
,2005, 'Statics corrections for shallow seismic refraction data', BUTSURI-TANSA(Geophysical Exploration), 58, pp. 7 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3124/segj.58.7
,2003, 'A 3D 3C Shallow Seismic Refraction Survey Across a Shear Zone at Bungendore', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2003, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2003ab125
,2003, 'Application of Amplitudes in Shallow Seismic Refraction Inversion', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2003, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2003ab123
,2003, 'Detailed Refraction Statics with the GRM and the RCS', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2003, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2003ab124
,2001, 'A new direction for shallow refraction seismology: integrating amplitudes and traveltimes with the refraction convolution section', Geophysical Prospecting, pp. 657 - 673
,2001, 'A simple approach to 3D shallow refraction seismology', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2001, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2001ab104
,2001, 'Amplitude “statics” in shallow refraction seismology', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2001, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2001ab103
,2001, 'Imaging refractors with the convolution section', Geophysics, pp. 1582 - 1589
,2001, 'Measurement of rock fabric in shallow refraction seismology', Exploration Geophysics, pp. 307 - 314
,2001, 'Measurement of Rock Fabric in Shallow Refraction Seismology', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2001, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2001ab101
,2001, 'Resolving refractor ambiguities with amplitudes', Geophysics, pp. 1590 - 1593
,2001, 'Shallow refraction seismology for the new millennium', ASEG Extended Abstracts, 2001, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aseg2001ab102
,2000, 'Can amplitudes resolve ambiguities in refraction inversion?', Exploration Geophysics, pp. 304 - 309
,2000, 'Can new acquisition methods improve signal-to-noise ratios with seismic refraction techniques?', Exploration Geophysics, pp. 275 - 300
,2000, 'The application of mise-a-la-masse and resistivity surveys to the detection of pollution from leaking sewers', Exploration Geophysics, pp. 515 - 520
,2000, 'The effects of spatial sampling on refraction statics', Exploration Geophysics, pp. 270 - 274
,2000, 'The measurement of weak anisotropy with the generalized reciprocal method', Geophysics, pp. 1583 - 1591
,1997, 'Rapid automated determination of shallow velocity-depth structure using first breaks and the generalised reciprocal method', Exploration Geophysics, pp. 170 - 177
,1995, 'Can linear inversion achieve detailed refraction statics?', Exploration Geophysics, pp. 506 - 511
,1992, 'REPLY TO COMMENT BY R. J. WHITELEY1', Geophysical Prospecting, 40, pp. 933 - 935, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2478.1992.tb00561.x
,1991, 'THE RESOLUTION OF NARROW LOW‐VELOCITY ZONES WITH THE GENERALIZED RECIPROCAL METHOD1', Geophysical Prospecting, 39, pp. 1031 - 1060, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2478.1991.tb00358.x
,1981, 'Determination of velocity-depth distributions by inversion of refraction time-distance data: Discussion', Exploration Geophysics, 12, pp. 52 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/EG981052
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