HR: 13:55h
AN: S33E-02 INVITED    [Abstracts]
TI: Isolated Task Inverse Scattering Sub-series and Seismic Processing Objectives: Concepts, Algorithms and Data Requirements
AU: * Weglein, A B
EM: aweglein@uh.edu
AF: Dept. of Physics, M-OSRP, University of Houston, 617 Science and Research Bldg. 1 University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5006, United States
AB: The inverse scattering series and task specific sub-series⁽¹⁾ provide the opportunity of addressing the most daunting and pressing challenges in exploration seismology. Those challenges often derive from the inability to provide an adequate subsurface velocity model needed for accurate imaging in the presence of rapid varying boundaries and/or highly heterogeneous media. The inverse scattering series has the property of allowing all processing objectives (e.g., multiple removal, depth imaging, and non-linear AVO) to be achieved without in principle or practice requiring or needing the velocity. There is no proxy, or surrogate for the velocity nor a search or invariance principle nor model matching of any kind. The algorithms are direct, and distinct algorithms remove free surface multiples, remove internal multiples or depth image primaries. We will describe and exemplify these methods, and describe data requirements, plans and open issues.

⁽¹⁾ Weglein et al., 2003: "Topical review: inverse scattering series and seismic exploration", Inverse Problems, R27-R83.
DE: 0935 Seismic methods (3025, 7294)
DE: 7260 Theory
SC: Seismology [S]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting