CDP mapping in tilted transversely isotropic (TTI) media. Part I: Method and effectiveness

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 315-324

  Qin, Yilong ^a   Zhang, Zhongjie ^a   Li, Shoulin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA PROCESSING; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SEISMOLOGY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; IMAGING METHOD; ISOTROPY; MAPPING; PRESTACK MIGRATION; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 0042991337     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2478.2003.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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