Scattering diagrams in seismic imaging: More insights into the construction of virtual events and internal multiples

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-170

  Ikelle, Luc T ^a   Erez, Ilana ^a   Yang, Xiujun ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feynman diagrams; Internal multiples; Scattering diagrams

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; PROGRAMMING THEORY; QUANTUM THEORY; REFLECTION; SCATTERING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY;

FEYNMAN DIAGRAMS; FREE SURFACES; INTERNAL MULTIPLES; KEY PROCESS; PROPAGATION PATHS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORIES; SCATTERING DIAGRAMS; SEA SURFACES; SEISMIC DATUM; SEISMIC EVENTS; SEISMIC IMAGING;

GRAPHIC METHODS;

IMAGING METHOD; SEA SURFACE; SEISMIC DATA; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE REFLECTION; WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 59649111440     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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