Dip moveout of converted waves and parameter estimation in transversely isotropic media

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-292

  Tsvankin, Ilya ^a   Grechka, Vladimir ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC LOGGING; ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MODAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

DIP MOVEOUT; VERTICAL SYMMETRY AXIS;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

DATA PROCESSING; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0034163442     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2478.2000.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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