Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Land-reflection type
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-07
2008-11-18
Lobo, Ian J (Department: 3662)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Land-reflection type
C367S024000, C367S073000, C702S014000, C702S016000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07453765
ABSTRACT:
The analysis of scattering diagrams of the correlation-type representation theorem in inhomogeneous media is improved by the use of virtual events. Virtual events here are events which are not directly recorded in standard seismic data acquisition, but the assumption of their existence permits the construction, of internal multiples with scattering points at the sea surface.
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