Modelling and inversion of single-ended refraction data from the shot gathers of multifold deep seismic reflection profiling - An approach for deriving the shallow velocity structure

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 507-514

  Vijaya Rao, V ^a   Sain, Kalachand ^a   Krishna, V G ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Basement configuration; Marwarbasin; Multifold deep seismic reflection profiling; Shallow velocity structure; Single ended refraction data; Traveltime inversion

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; BOUGUER ANOMALY; DATA INVERSION; DEEP SEISMIC SOUNDING; FOLD; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN SHIELD; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34247251539     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03219.x     Document Type: Article

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