True Amplitude Angle Gathers from Reverse Time Migration by Wavefield Decomposition at Excitation Amplitude Time
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Wavefield Decomposition in t–k Domain
2.2. Imaging in Angle Domain
3. Results
3.1. Angle Mesurement Analysis
3.2. Numerical Examples
3.2.1. Marmousi Model
3.2.2. SEAM 2D Model
3.2.3. Field Data
3.3. Computational Issues
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yan, Z.; Yang, Y.; Liu, S. True Amplitude Angle Gathers from Reverse Time Migration by Wavefield Decomposition at Excitation Amplitude Time. Energies 2020, 13, 6204. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236204
Yan Z, Yang Y, Liu S. True Amplitude Angle Gathers from Reverse Time Migration by Wavefield Decomposition at Excitation Amplitude Time. Energies. 2020; 13(23):6204. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236204
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Zhe, Yonglong Yang, and Shaoyong Liu. 2020. "True Amplitude Angle Gathers from Reverse Time Migration by Wavefield Decomposition at Excitation Amplitude Time" Energies 13, no. 23: 6204. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236204