Geophysics Today: A Survey of the Field as the Journal Celebrates its 75th Anniversary

“In celebration of the 75th year of publication, the Geophysics editorial team invited a collection of papers written by well-recognized experts in various areas of exploration geophysics. These invited papers not only form part of the present book, but they also appear in the September-October 2010 special section of the journal. Geophysics Today: A Survey of the Field as the Journal Celebrates its 75th Anniversary complements this special section with an additional group of papers, drawn from Geophysics during the recent past, that addresses areas the invited articles did not. The result is a snapshot of the state-ofthe- art in the field as Geophysics passes its three-quarter-century mark. This book is Geophysical References Series No. 16.”
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AVO: Interpretation of AVO anomaliesAuthor(s)Douglas J. Foster;Douglas J. Foster1ConocoPhillips, Houston,Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: douglas.j.foster@conocophillips.com; robert.g.keys@conocophillips.com; f.d.lane@conocophillips.com.Search for other works by this author on:Robert G. Keys;Robert G. Keys1ConocoPhillips, Houston,Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: douglas.j.foster@conocophillips.com; robert.g.keys@conocophillips.com; f.d.lane@conocophillips.com.Search for other works by this author on:F. David LaneF. David Lane1ConocoPhillips, Houston,Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: douglas.j.foster@conocophillips.com; robert.g.keys@conocophillips.com; f.d.lane@conocophillips.com.Search for other works by this author on:
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Anisotropy: Seismic anisotropy in exploration and reservoir characterization: An overviewAuthor(s)Ilya Tsvankin;Ilya Tsvankin1Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geophysics, Center for Wave Phenomena, Golden, Colorado, U.S.A. E-mail: ilya@dix.mines.edu.Search for other works by this author on:James Gaiser;James Gaiser2Geokinetics, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. E-mail: jim.gaiser@geokinetics.com.Search for other works by this author on:Vladimir Grechka;Vladimir Grechka3Shell Exploration & Production Company, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: Vladimir.Grechka@Shell.com.Search for other works by this author on:Mirko van der Baan;Mirko van der Baan4University of Alberta, Department of Physics, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. E-mail: Mirko.vanderBaan@ualberta.ca.Search for other works by this author on:Leon ThomsenLeon Thomsen5Delta Geophysics, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: leon.thomsen@deltageophysics.net.Search for other works by this author on:
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Borehole Geophysics and Rock Properties: Rock-physics diagnostics of depositional texture, diagenetic alterations, and reservoir heterogeneity in high-porosity siliciclastic sediments and rocks — A review of selected models and suggested work flowsAuthor(s)Per Avseth;Per Avseth1Odin Petroleum, Bergen, Norway. E-mail: per.avseth@odin-petroleum.no.Search for other works by this author on:Tapan Mukerji;Tapan Mukerji2Stanford University, Energy Resource Engineering Department, Stanford, California, U.S.A. E-mail: mukerji@stanford.edu.Search for other works by this author on:Gary Mavko;Gary Mavko3Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford Rock Physics Laboratory, Stanford, California, U.S.A. E-mail: mavko@stanford.edu; dvorkin@stanford.edu.Search for other works by this author on:Jack DvorkinJack Dvorkin3Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford Rock Physics Laboratory, Stanford, California, U.S.A. E-mail: mavko@stanford.edu; dvorkin@stanford.edu.Search for other works by this author on:
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Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods: Electromagnetic geophysics: Notes from the past and the road aheadAuthor(s)Michael S. ZhdanovMichael S. Zhdanov1University of Utah and Technolmaging, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. E-mail: mzhdanov@mines.utah.edu.Search for other works by this author on:
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Ten years of marine CSEM for hydrocarbon explorationAuthor(s)Steven ConstableSteven Constable1Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, U.S.A. E-mail: sconstable@ucsd.edu.Search for other works by this author on:
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Engineering and Environmental Geophysics: Surface-wave analysis for building near-surface velocity models — Established approaches and new perspectivesAuthor(s)Laura Valentina Socco;Laura Valentina Socco1Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy. E-mail: valentina.socco@polito.it; sebastiano.foti@polito.it; daniele.boiero@polito.it.Search for other works by this author on:Sebastiano Foti;Sebastiano Foti1Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy. E-mail: valentina.socco@polito.it; sebastiano.foti@polito.it; daniele.boiero@polito.it.Search for other works by this author on:Daniele BoieroDaniele Boiero1Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy. E-mail: valentina.socco@polito.it; sebastiano.foti@polito.it; daniele.boiero@polito.it.Search for other works by this author on:
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Gravity Exploration Methods: 75th Anniversary Historical development of the gravity method in explorationAuthor(s)M. N. Nabighian;M. N. Nabighian1 Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St., Golden, Colorado, 80401-1887. E-mail: mnabighi@mines.edu;ygli@mines.edu.Search for other works by this author on:M. E. Ander;M. E. Ander2Ander Laboratory LLC, 3604 Aspen Creek Parkway, Austin, Texas 78749. E-mail: mark@anderlab.com.Search for other works by this author on:V. J. S. Grauch;V. J. S. Grauch3U. S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Federal Center MS 964, Denver, Colorado 80225. E-mail: tien@usgs.gov;jeff@usgs.gov.Search for other works by this author on:R. O. Hansen;R. O. Hansen4PRJ Inc., 12640 W. Cedar Dr., Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 80228. E-mail: rohansen@prj.com.Search for other works by this author on:T. R. LaFehr;T. R. LaFehr5Colorado School of Mines (retired), 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401-1887. E-mail: lafehr@bresnan.net.Search for other works by this author on:Y. Li;Y. Li1 Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St., Golden, Colorado, 80401-1887. E-mail: mnabighi@mines.edu;ygli@mines.edu.Search for other works by this author on:W. C. Pearson;W. C. Pearson6Pearson Technologies Inc., 1801 Broadway, Suite 600, Denver, Colorado 80202. E-mail: bpearson@pearsontechnologies.com.Search for other works by this author on:J. W. Peirce;J. W. Peirce7GEDCO, 815 Eighth Ave. S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 3E2, Canada. E-mail: jwpeirce@gedco.com.Search for other works by this author on:J. D. Phillips;J. D. Phillips3U. S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Federal Center MS 964, Denver, Colorado 80225. E-mail: tien@usgs.gov;jeff@usgs.gov.Search for other works by this author on:M. E. RuderM. E. Ruder8Wintermoon Geotechnologies, Inc., 280 Columbine, Suite 301, Denver, Colorado 80206. E-mail: meruder@wintermoon.com.Search for other works by this author on:
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Ground-Penetrating Radar: Surface and borehole ground-penetrating-radar developmentsAuthor(s)Evert Slob;Evert Slob1 Delft Technical University, Department of Geotechnology, Delft, The Netherlands. E-mail: e.c.slob@tudelft.nl.Search for other works by this author on:Motoyuki Sato;Motoyuki Sato2 Tohoku University, Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Sendai, Japan. E-mail: sato@cneas.tohoku.ac.jp.Search for other works by this author on:Gary OlhoeftGary Olhoeft3 Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geophysics, Golden, Colorado, U.S.A. E-mail: golhoeft@mines.edu.Search for other works by this author on:
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Interpretation Methods: From reflection elements to structure — A look at the history of data interpretationAuthor(s)Klaus HelbigKlaus Helbig1 Hannover, Germany. E-mail: helbig.klaus@t-online.de.Search for other works by this author on:
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Practicing Geophysics: 3D seismic volume visualization and interpretation: An integrated workflow with case studiesAuthor(s)Dengliang GaoDengliang Gao1Formerly Marathon Oil corporation, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.; presently Chevron Energy Technology Company, Earth Sciences Department, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: Dgao@chevron.com.Search for other works by this author on:
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Magnetic Exploration Methods: 75th Anniversary: The historical development of the magnetic method in explorationAuthor(s)M. N. Nabighian;M. N. Nabighian1Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401–1887. E-mail: mnabighi@mines.edu;ygli@mines.edu.Search for other works by this author on:V. J. S. Grauch;V. J. S. Grauch2U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Federal Center MS 964, Denver, Colorado 80225. E-mail: tien@usgs.gov;jeff@usgs.gov.Search for other works by this author on:R. O. Hansen;R. O. Hansen3PRJ Inc., 12640 West Cedar Drive, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 80228. E-mail: rohansen@prj.com.Search for other works by this author on:T. R. LaFehr;T. R. LaFehr4Colorado School of Mines (retired), 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401–1887. E-mail: lafehr@bresnan.net.Search for other works by this author on:Y. Li;Y. Li1Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401–1887. E-mail: mnabighi@mines.edu;ygli@mines.edu.Search for other works by this author on:J. W. Peirce;J. W. Peirce5GEDCO, 1200, 815-8th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3E2, Canada. E-mail: jwpeirce@gedco.com.Search for other works by this author on:J. D. Phillips;J. D. Phillips2U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Federal Center MS 964, Denver, Colorado 80225. E-mail: tien@usgs.gov;jeff@usgs.gov.Search for other works by this author on:M. E. RuderM. E. Ruder6Wintermoon Geotechnologies, Inc., 280 Columbine Street, Suite 301, Denver, Colorado 80206. E-mail: meruder@wintermoon.com.Search for other works by this author on:
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Passive Seismic: Petroleum reservoir characterization using downhole microseismic monitoringAuthor(s)S. C. Maxwell;S. C. Maxwell1Schlumberger, Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. E-mail: smaxwell@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on:J. Rutledge;J. Rutledge2Los Alamos National Laboratory, Geophysics Group, Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.A. E-mail: jrutledge@lanl.gov.Search for other works by this author on:R. Jones;R. Jones3Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge, U.K. E-mail: rjones23@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on:M. FehlerM. Fehler4Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. E-mail: fehler@mit.edu.Search for other works by this author on:
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Reservoir characterization using surface microseismic monitoringAuthor(s)Peter M. Duncan;Peter M. Duncan1Microseismic Inc., Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: pduncan@microseismic.com; leisner@microseismic.com.Search for other works by this author on:Leo EisnerLeo Eisner1Microseismic Inc., Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: pduncan@microseismic.com; leisner@microseismic.com.Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 11 Poroelasticity: Seismic wave attenuation and dispersion resulting from wave-induced flow in porous rocks — A reviewAuthor(s)Tobias M. Müller;Tobias M. Müller1 CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, Perth, Australia. E-mail: tobias.mueller@csiro.au.Search for other works by this author on:Boris Gurevich;Boris Gurevich2 CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering and Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. E-mail: b.gurevich@curtin.edu.au.Search for other works by this author on:Maxim LebedevMaxim Lebedev3 Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. m.lebedev@curtin.edu.au.Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 12 Reservoir Geophysics: Vp/Vs ratio versus differential stress and rock consolidation — A comparison between rock models and time-lapse AVO dataAuthor(s)Kenneth Duffaut;Kenneth Duffaut1Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics, Trondheim, Norway, and Statoil Research Centre, Trondheim, Norway. E-mail: kdu@statoil.com.Search for other works by this author on:Martin LandrøMartin Landrø1Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics, Trondheim, Norway, and Statoil Research Centre, Trondheim, Norway. E-mail: kdu@statoil.com.Search for other works by this author on:
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Seismic inversion for reservoir properties combining statistical rock physics and geostatistics: A reviewAuthor(s)Miguel Bosch;Miguel Bosch1Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. E-mail: miguel.bosch@ucv.ve; miguel.bosch@cantv.net.Search for other works by this author on:Tapan Mukerji;Tapan Mukerji2Stanford University, Center for Reservoir Forecasting, Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford, California, U.S.A. E-mail: mukerji@stanford.edu.Search for other works by this author on:Ezequiel F. GonzalezEzequiel F. Gonzalez3Shell International Exploration and Production Inc., Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: ezequiel.gonzalez@shell.com.Search for other works by this author on:
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Seismic Attributes and Pattern Recognition: Tutorial: Mapping multiple attributes to three- and four-component color models — A tutorialAuthor(s)Hao Guo;Hao Guo1 University of Houston, Allied Geophysical Laboratories, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: hguo2@uh.edu.Search for other works by this author on:Sean Lewis;Sean Lewis2Hunt Petroleum, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: slewis@huntpetroleum.com.Search for other works by this author on:Kurt J. MarfurtKurt J. Marfurt3Formerly University of Houston, Allied Geophysical Laboratories, Houston, Texas, U.S.A; presently The University of Oklahoma, Conoco Phillips School of Geology and Geophysics, Norman, OK, U.S.A. E-mail: kmarfurt@ou.edu.Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 14. Seismic Data Acquisition: Recent advances in optimized geophysical survey designAuthor(s)Hansruedi Maurer;Hansruedi Maurer1ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. E-mail: maurer@aug.ig.erdw.ethz.ch.Search for other works by this author on:Andrew Curtis;Andrew Curtis2University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences, Grant Institute, Edinburgh, U. K. E-mail: andrew.curtis@ed.ac.uk.Search for other works by this author on:David E. BoernerDavid E. Boerner3Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. E-mail: dboerner@nrcan.gc.ca.Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 15 Seismic Interferometry: Tutorial on seismic interferometry: Part 1 — Basic principles and applicationsAuthor(s)Kees Wapenaar;Kees Wapenaar1Delft University of Technology, Department of Geotechnology, Delft, The Netherlands. E-mail: c.p.a.wapenaar@tudelft.nl; d.s.draganov@tudelft.nl.Search for other works by this author on:Deyan Draganov;Deyan Draganov1Delft University of Technology, Department of Geotechnology, Delft, The Netherlands. E-mail: c.p.a.wapenaar@tudelft.nl; d.s.draganov@tudelft.nl.Search for other works by this author on:Roel Snieder;Roel Snieder2Colorado School of Mines, Center for Wave Phenomena, Golden, Colorado, U.S.A. E-mail: rsnieder@mines.edu.Search for other works by this author on:Xander Campman;Xander Campman3Shell International Exploration and Production, Rijswijk, The Netherlands. E-mail: xander.campman@shell.com; arie.verdel@gmail.com.Search for other works by this author on:Arie VerdelArie Verdel3Shell International Exploration and Production, Rijswijk, The Netherlands. E-mail: xander.campman@shell.com; arie.verdel@gmail.com.Search for other works by this author on:
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Tutorial on seismic interferometry: Part 2 — Underlying theory and new advancesAuthor(s)Kees Wapenaar;Kees Wapenaar1Delft University of Technology, Department of Geotechnology, Delft, The Netherlands. E-mail: c.p.a.wapenaar@tudelft.nl; e.c.slob@tudelft.nl.Search for other works by this author on:Evert Slob;Evert Slob1Delft University of Technology, Department of Geotechnology, Delft, The Netherlands. E-mail: c.p.a.wapenaar@tudelft.nl; e.c.slob@tudelft.nl.Search for other works by this author on:Roel Snieder;Roel Snieder2Colorado School of Mines, Center for Wave Phenomena, Golden, Colorado, U.S.A. E-mail: rsnieder@mines.edu.Search for other works by this author on:Andrew CurtisAndrew Curtis3University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences, Edinburgh, U.K. E-mail: andrew.curtis@ed.ac.uk.Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 16. Seismic and Electromagnetic Inversion: Occam’s inversion: A practical algorithm for generating smooth models from electromagnetic sounding dataAuthor(s)Steven C. Constable;Steven C. Constable*Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, Mail Code A030, La Jolla, CA 92093.Search for other works by this author on:Robert L. Parker;Robert L. Parker*Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, Mail Code A030, La Jolla, CA 92093.Search for other works by this author on:Catherine G. ConstableCatherine G. Constable*Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, Mail Code A030, La Jolla, CA 92093.Search for other works by this author on:
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Clarifying the underlying and fundamental meaning of the approximate linear inversion of seismic dataAuthor(s)Arthur B. Weglein;Arthur B. Weglein1University of Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: aweglein@uh.edu; liufang23@hotmail.com.Search for other works by this author on:Haiyan Zhang;Haiyan Zhang2Formerly University of Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.; presently ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: Haiyan.Zhang@conocophillips.com.Search for other works by this author on:Adriana C. Ramírez;Adriana C. Ramírez3Formerly University of Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.; presently WesternGeco, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: acramirez@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on:Fang Liu;Fang Liu1University of Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: aweglein@uh.edu; liufang23@hotmail.com.Search for other works by this author on:M. Lira Jose EduardoM. Lira Jose Eduardo4PETROBRAS Research and Development Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. E-mail: jelira@petrobras.com.br.Search for other works by this author on:
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An overview of full-waveform inversion in exploration geophysicsAuthor(s)J. Virieux;J. Virieux1Université Joseph Fourier, Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne et Tectonophysique, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble, France. E-mail: Jean.Virieux@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr.Search for other works by this author on:S. OpertoS. Operto2Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Géoazur, CNRS, IRD, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Villefranche-sur-mer, France. E-mail: operto@geoazur.obs-vlfr.fr.Search for other works by this author on:
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Seismic Migration: An overview of depth imaging in exploration geophysicsAuthor(s)John Etgen;John Etgen1BP America, E&P Technology Group, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: john.etgen@BP.com.Search for other works by this author on:Samuel H. Gray;Samuel H. Gray2CGGVeritas, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. E-mail: sam.gray@cggveritas.com.Search for other works by this author on:Yu ZhangYu Zhang3CGGVeritas, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: yu.zhang@cggveritas.com.Search for other works by this author on:
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Seismic Modeling and Wave Propagation: Computational poroelasticity — A reviewAuthor(s)José M. Carcione;José M. Carcione1Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Trieste, Italy. E-mail: jcarcione@inogs.it.Search for other works by this author on:Christina Morency;Christina Morency2Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. E-mail: cmorency@princeton.edu.Search for other works by this author on:Juan E. SantosJuan E. Santos3Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, Departamento de Geofísica Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, La Plata, Argentina.4Purdue University, Department of Mathematics, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A. E-mail: santos@math.purdue.edu.Search for other works by this author on:
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Seismic Velocity/Statics: A decade of tomographyAuthor(s)Marta Jo Woodward;Marta Jo Woodward1WesternGeco, Imaging R&E, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: martajo@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on:Dave Nichols;Dave Nichols2WesternGeco, Research, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: nichols0@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on:Olga Zdraveva;Olga Zdraveva3WesternGeco, Data Processing, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: ozdraveva@slb.com; johns5@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on:Phil Whitfield;Phil Whitfield4WesternGeco, Data Processing, Gatwick, U.K. E-mail: pwhitfield1@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on:Tony JohnsTony Johns3WesternGeco, Data Processing, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: ozdraveva@slb.com; johns5@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on:
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Signal Processing: Fourier reconstruction of nonuniformly sampled, aliased seismic dataAuthor(s)P. M. Zwartjes;P. M. Zwartjes1Formerly Delft University of Technology; presently Shell International Exploration and Production, Kessler Park 1, 2288 GS Rijswijk, the Netherlands. E-mail: paul.zwartjes@shell.com.Search for other works by this author on:M. D. SacchiM. D. Sacchi2University of Alberta, Department of Physics, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2J1, Canada. E-mail: sacchi@phys.ualberta.ca.Search for other works by this author on:
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Adaptive multiple subtraction using regularized nonstationary regressionAuthor(s)Sergey FomelSergey Fomel1The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: sergey.fomel@beg.utexas.edu.Search for other works by this author on:
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A perspective on 3D surface-related multiple eliminationAuthor(s)Bill Dragoset;Bill Dragoset1WesternGeco, Geo Solutions Technology, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E-mail: wdragoset@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on:Eric Verschuur;Eric Verschuur2Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. E-mail: d.j.verschuur@tudelft.nl.Search for other works by this author on:Ian Moore;Ian Moore3WesternGeco, GeoSolutions Technology, Perth, Australia. E-mail: imoore1@slb.com; rbisley@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on:Richard BisleyRichard Bisley3WesternGeco, GeoSolutions Technology, Perth, Australia. E-mail: imoore1@slb.com; rbisley@slb.com.Search for other works by this author on: