Simultaneous inversion of reflection and refraction seismic data and application to field data from the northern Rio Grande rift

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 443-458

  Wang, B ^a,b   Braile, L W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverse problem; Ray tracing; Seismic reflection; Seismic refraction; Seismic tomography

Indexed keywords

INVERSE PROBLEM; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

USA, NEW MEXICO, ABIQUIU; USA, NEW MEXICO, RIO GRANDE RIFT;

EID: 0029769815     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb00010.x     Document Type: Article

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