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THE WAVE EQUATION APPLIED TO MIGRATION *
Author(s) -
LOEWENTHAL D.,
LU L.,
ROBERSON R.,
SHERWOOD J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
geophysical prospecting
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.735
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1365-2478
pISSN - 0016-8025
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2478.1976.tb00934.x
Subject(s) - geology , gemology , economic geology , environmental geology , metamorphic petrology , amplitude , telmatology , igneous petrology , seismic migration , engineering geology , regional geology , section (typography) , wave equation , seismology , special section , geobiology , computer science , mineralogy , volcanism , mathematics , mathematical analysis , engineering , tectonics , physics , optics , engineering physics , operating system
A bstract Claerbout's method has been implemented for the migration of stacked seismic data. A simplified description of the method is given together with an account of some of the practical programming problems and the types of inaccuracy encountered. Routine production results are considered to be comparable or superior to the results derived from alternative migration techniques. Particular advantages are 1) the possibility of using a detailed velocity model for the migration and 2) the preservation of the amplitude and character of the seismic events on the migrated time section.