AbstractThe present paper deals with the reflection of waves incident at the surface of a transversely isotropic micropolar medium under the theory of thermoelasticity of GN types II and III. The wave equations are solved by imposing proper conditions on the components of displacement, stresses, and temperature distribution. It is found that there exist four different waves, viz. quasi-longitudinal displacement (qLD) wave, quasi-transverse displacement (qTD) wave, quasi-transverse microrotational (qTM) wave, and quasi-thermal (qT) wave. The amplitude ratios of these reflected waves are presented, when different waves are incident. Numerically simulated results have been depicted graphically for the different angles of incidence with respect to the frequency. Some special cases of interest also have been deduced from the present investigation.