Velocity macro-model estimation from seismic reflection data by stereotomography

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 671-690

  Billette, Frédéric ^a   Lambaré, Gilles ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche en Geophysique   (France)

Author keywords

Data processing; Inverse problem; Seismic ray theory; Seismic reflection; Seismic velocities; Seismic velocity; Tomography

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032423867     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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