Reflection Seismology
Theory, Data Processing and Interpretation

Provides geoscientists and geo-engineers with a solid foundation in reflection seismology theory, allowing them to navigate the rapid emergence of new data processing techniques

Yang Wencai (Author)

9780124095380, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 6 November 2013

272 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.61 kg

Authored by a geophysicist with more than 50 years of experience in research and instruction, Reflection Seismology: Theory, Data Processing and Interpretation provides a single source of foundational knowledge in reflection seismology principles and theory.Reflection seismology has a broad range of applications and is used primarily by the oil and gas industry to provide high-resolution maps and build a coherent geological story from maps of processed seismic reflections. Combined with seismic attribute analysis and other exploration geophysics tools, it aids geologists and geo-engineers in creating geological models of areas of exploration and extraction interest. Yet as important as reflection seismology is to the hydrocarbon industry, it’s difficult to find a single source that synthesizes the topic without having to wade through numerous journal articles from a range of different publishers. This book is a one-stop source of reflection seismology theory, helping scientists navigates through the wealth of new data processing techniques that have emerged in recent years.

1. Introduction to the wave theory2. Elastic waves in full-elastic solid 3. From elastic waves to seismic waves 4. Wave equations along seismic data processing5. Integral solutions of wave equations and Green’s functions6. Analysis and continuation of reflection seismic waves7. Methods for solving inverse problems in reflection seismology

Subject Areas: Volcanology & seismology [RBC]