Shallow 3-D seismic reflection surveying: Data acquisition and preliminary processing strategies

Geophysics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1434-1450

  Büker, Frank ^a   Green, Alan G ^a   Horstmeyer, Heinrich ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; REFLECTION; SEDIMENTS;

COMMON MID POINTS; GLACIAL SEDIMENTS; HETEROGENEOUS SANDS; PRELIMINARY PROCESSING; RECEIVER PATTERNS; SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; VERTICAL RESOLUTION; SEISMIC REFLECTION SURVEYING;

DATA HANDLING; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA PROCESSING; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SURVEY;

EID: 0032124976     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: 19422156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444444     Document Type: Article

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