By
I. Tsvankin, Professor of Geophysics, Center for Wave Phenomena, Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Description
Following the breakthrough in the last decade in identifying the key parameters for time and depth imaging in anisotropic media and developing
practical methodologies for estimating them from seismic data, this title primarily focuses on the far reaching exploration benefits
of anisotropic processing.
This volume provides the first comprehensive description of reflection seismic signatures and processing
methods in anisotropic media. It identifies the key parameters for time and depth imaging in transversely isotropic media and describes
practical methodologies for estimating them from seismic data. Also, it contains a thorough discussion of the important issues of uniqueness
and stability of seismic velocity analysis in the presence of anisotropy. The book contains a complete description of anisotropic imaging
methods, from the theoretical background to algorithms to implementation issues. Numerous applications to synthetic and field data illustrate
the improvements achieved by the anisotropic processing and the possibility of using the estimated anisotropic parameters in lithology
discrimination.
Included in series
Handbook of Geophysical Exploration: Seismic Exploration
Audience:
Geophysicists, seismologists
