An inverse-scattering series method for attenuating multiples in seismic reflection data

Geophysics

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1975-1989

  Weglein, Arthur B ^a,b   Gasparotto, Fernanda Araújo ^c,d   Carvalho, Paulo M ^e   Stolt, Robert H ^f  

^a SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^d EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^e PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^f Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE REFLECTION; ATTENUATION; DATA PROCESSING;

INVERSE SCATTERING SERIES METHOD; MULTIDIMENSIONAL MULTIPLE ATTENUATION METHOD;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

INVERSE PROBLEM; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SCATTERING;

EID: 0031278184     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444298     Document Type: Article

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