Love waves in a two-layered crust overlying a vertically inhomogeneous halfspace I

Summary The frequency equation is derived for the propagation of Love waves in a two layered crust overlying an inhomogeneous half-space. While exact solutions of the differential equation involved are obtained in some particular cases, both an asymptotic series and the WKBJ approximations are discussed for the solution in the general case. The asymptotic series solution and the WKBJ solution are compared with each other and with the asymptotic expansion of the exact solution. There is a good agreement between various results. It is shown that some of the existing results can be derived as particular cases of the general results obtained in this investigation.