Non-linear Bayesian joint inversion of seismic reflection coefficients

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 265-280

  Rabben, Tor Erik ^a   Tjelmeland, Håkon ^a   Ursin, Bjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acoustic properties; Inverse theory; Probability distributions; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FORWARD MODELING; INVERSE ANALYSIS; NONLINEARITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 41249088095     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03710.x     Document Type: Article

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