A fast global two point low storage optimization technique for tracing rays in 2D and 3D isotropic media

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 273-287

  Cores, Debora ^a   Fung, Glenn M ^a   Michelena, Reinaldo J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Forward modeling; Isotropic media; Ray tracing; Unconstrained optimization

Indexed keywords

RAY TRACING; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RAY TRACING; TOMOGRAPHY;

ISOTROPIC MEDIA; UNCONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

EID: 0034351853     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(00)00034-3     Document Type: Article

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