Readings

It is required to read the following publications during the course:

WEEK # READINGS
2 Keho, T., and P. G. Kelamis. "A New Era in Land Seismic: The Near-Surface Challenge." SEG Expanded Abstract 28 (2009): 3421-3425. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)
4

Vidale, J. "Finite-Difference Calculation of Travel Times." BSSA 78, no. 6 (1988): 2062-2076.

Moser, T. J. "Shortest Path Calculation of Seismic Rays." Geophysics 56, no. 1 (1991): 59-67.

Zhang, J., and M. N. Toksoz. "Nonlinear Refraction Traveltime Tomography." Geophysics 63, no. 5 (1998): 1726-1737. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 1.0MB)

5

Hill, R. "Downward Continuation of Refracted Arrivals to Determine Shallow Structures." Geophysics 52, no. 9 (1987): 1188-1198. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 2.3MB)

Zhang, J. "Refraction Migration: Imaging Multiple Refractors Automatically." Expanded Abstract, SEG 71st Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana (2006): 2426. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)

6

Sheng, J., A. Leeds, M. Buddensiek, and G. T. Schuster. "Early Arrival Waveform Tomography on Near-Surface Refraction Data." Geophysics 71, no. 4 (2006): U47-U57. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 3.9MB)

Ravaut, C., S. Opero, L. Improta, J. Virieux, A. Herrero, and P. Dell Aversana. "Multiscale Imaging of Complex Structures from Multifold Wide-Aperture Seismic Data by Frequency-Domain Full-Wave Tomography: Application to a Thrust Belt." Geophys J Int 159 (2004): 1032-1056.

7

Xia, J., R. Miller, and C. B. Park. "Estimation of Near-Surface Shear-Wave Velocity by Inversion of Rayleigh Waves." Geophysics 64 (1999): 691-700. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)

Ernst, F. "Long-Wavelength Statics Estimation from Guided Waves." EAGE 2007.

8

Ronen, J., and J. F. Claerbout. "Surface-Consistent Residual Statics Estimation by Stack-Power Maximization." Geophysics 50 (1985): 2759-2767. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 2.4MB)

Hatherly, P., M. Urosevic, A. Lambourne, and B. J. Evans. "A Simple Approach to Calculating Refraction Statics Corrections." Geophysics 59 (1994): 156-160. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 2.6MB)

9 Kelamis, et al. "Velocity-Independent Redauming: A New Approach to the Near-Surface Problem in Land Seismic Data Processing." TLE (August 2002): 730-735.
10

Colombo, D., and M. De Stefano. The Leading Edge (March 2007): 326-331. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)

Zhang, J., and D. F. Morgan. "Detecting Underground Caves Using Joint Seismic and Electrical Imaging Method." Expanded Abstract, SEG 67th Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)