Improving modelling and inversion in refraction seismics with a first-order Eikonal solver

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 437-454

  Lecomte, Isabelle ^a   Gjøystdal, Håvar ^a   Dahle, Anders ^a   Pedersen, Ole Christian ^b  

^a NORSAR   (Norway)

^b GEOMAP   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; REFRACTION; SEISMIC WAVES; TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY;

FIRST ORDER EIKONAL SOLVER; HAGEDOORN PRINCIPLE; REFRACTION SEISMICS;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

DATA PROCESSING; INVERSE ANALYSIS; MODELING; SEISMIC REFRACTION;

EID: 0034098288     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2478.2000.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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