Moveout-based geometrical-spreading correction for PS-waves in layered anisotropic media

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-202

  Xu, Xiaoxia ^a,b   Tsvankin, Ilya ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplitude variation with offset; Anisotropic media; Converted waves; Nonhyperbolic moveout; Reflection seismology; Transverse isotropy

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; AVO METHOD; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC DATA;

EID: 44449150623     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: 17422140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/5/2/006     Document Type: Article

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