The influence of fluid-sensitive dispersion and attenuation on AVO analysis

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-105

  Chapman, Mark ^a   Liu, Enru ^a   Li, Xiang Yang ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplitude versus offset; Attenuation; Dispersion; Hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

AVO METHOD; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STACKING; SYNTHETIC SEISMOGRAM;

EID: 33749316167     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02919.x     Document Type: Article

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