New type of reflections in inhomogeneous media is revealed by an analysis of scattering diagrams of the correlation-type representation theorem

Journal of Seismic Exploration

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Ikelle, Luc T ^a   Gangi, Anthony F ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convolution; Crosscorrelation; Internal multiples; Representation theorem; Scattering diagrams; Snell's law; Virtual seismic events

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; SCATTERING; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

EID: 29144465594     PISSN: 09630651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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