Seismic Imaging and Inversion: Volume 2: Application of Direct Nonlinear Inverse Theory

This second volume of Seismic Imaging and Inversion supersedes the first with direct nonlinear inverse theory - where all the assumptions and shortcomings of the linear theory are removed.Chapters follow the processing sequence, including predicting the reference and scattered wavefields; de-ghosting; removing multiples; Q compensation; depth imaging; and direct non-linear inversion of target mechanical properties.Every step in the processing chain is achieved directly without knowing, estimating, or determining any subsurface information, including a velocity model.No other seismic concept or methodology has that capability.Taken together, the two volumes provide researchers and industry practitioners with a solid understanding of current mainstream methods as well as a new and more capable methodology that reduces to conventional methods when the prerequisites and assumptions within those are satisfied.This provides new options in the seismic toolbox that facilitate target identifica