
Basic Theory in Reflection Seismology: Volume 1
with MATHEMATICA Notebooks and Examples on CD-ROM
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published on 27. October 2004
Book
Hardback
576 pages
978-0-08-037019-4 (ISBN)
Description
The material in this volume provides the basic theory necessary to understand the principles behind imaging the subsurface of the Earth using reflection and refraction seismology. For reflection seismology, the end product is a "record section" from a collection of "wiggly traces" that are recorded in the field from which information about the properties of subsurface structure and rock can be derived. For the most part, the principles of imaging are the same regardless of the depth to the target; the same mathematical background is necessary for targeting a shallow water table as for investigating the base of the earth's continental "crust" at a depth of 30-50 km.
Reviews / Votes
"The material in this book provides the basic mathematical concepts and theory required to understand reflection seismology data sets used in exploration geophysics."-Chengshu Wang, ZENTRALBLATT MATH, Volume 1096
"...well worth reading, giving, as it does, a good insight into the dissipation of seismic energy as a result of the irreversible conversion of particle motion into heat."
-Philip H.H. Nelson, in JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE
"...this book is a straightforward, no-nonsense mathematical explanation of the basic theory."
-R.E. Sheriff, in THE LEADING EDGE, FEB 2006
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-08-037019-4 (9780080370194)
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J. K. Costain | C. Coruh
Basic Theory in Reflection Seismology
With Mathematica Notebooks and Examples on CD-ROM
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05/2014
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Content
1. Introduction.
2. Groundwork.
3. Fourier transforms.
4. Computational considerations.
5. Synthetics and velocity functions.
6. Traveltime curves and velocity.
7. Seismic source wavelets.
8. Wavelet shaping and deconvolution.
2. Groundwork.
3. Fourier transforms.
4. Computational considerations.
5. Synthetics and velocity functions.
6. Traveltime curves and velocity.
7. Seismic source wavelets.
8. Wavelet shaping and deconvolution.