Review of ray theory applications in modelling and imaging of seismic data

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-164

  Gjøystdal, Håvar ^a   Iversen, Einar ^a   Laurain, Renaud ^a   Lecomte, Isabelle ^a   Vinje, Vetle ^a   Åstebøl, Ketil ^a  

^a NORSAR   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING METHOD; MODELING; PRESTACK MIGRATION; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC WAVE;

EID: 17644446183     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019893701439     Document Type: Article

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