Depth-consistent reflection tomography using PP and PS seismic data

Geophysics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Foss, Stig Kyrre ^a,b   Ursin, Bjørn ^b   de Hoop, Maarten V ^c  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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

Author keywords

Anisotropic media; Seismic waves; Seismology

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; COMMOM-IMAGE GATHERS (CIGS); REFLECTION TOMOGRAPHY;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 20444456884     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2049350     Document Type: Article

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