Multi-azimuth 3D provides robust improvements in Nile Delta seismic imaging

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Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 47-53

  Keggin, Jim ^a   Benson, Mark ^a   Rietveld, Walter ^a   Manning, Ted ^a   Cook, Peter ^a   Page, Chris ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING METHOD; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC SURVEY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NILE DELTA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33847631982     PISSN: 02635046     EISSN: 13652397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1365-2397.2007008     Document Type: Article

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