Effects of the shallow subsurface on upper crustal seismic reflection images

Tectonophysics

Volumn 286, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 161-169

  Holliger, K ^b   Robertsson, J O A ^a,b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Absorption and scattering; Reflection methods; Signal to noise ratio; Topography; Unconsolidated materials; Upper crust

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING; SURFACE LAYER;

EID: 0031815515     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00262-X     Document Type: Article

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