We develop a new space-domain elastic migration method for heterogeneous media based on downward continuation. This method uses the concepts of the recently developed Arbitrarily Wide Angle Wave Equations. The coupled oneway propagation of pressure and shear waves is modeled by attaching a virtual half-space to each depth step, which is represented by special complex-length finite elements. Although formulated using finite element concepts, the method is eventually implemented using an implicit finite difference method in the frequency-space domain. The impulse response of the proposed method illustrates that P, S and head wave fronts are captured accurately for almost the entire range of the dip angles. The effectiveness of the method is illustrated by imaging a synthetic heterogeneous exploding reflector model.
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Coupled Space-domain Elastic Migration In Heterogeneous Media
A. Homayoun Heidari;
A. Homayoun Heidari
North Carolina State University
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Murthy N. Guddati
Murthy N. Guddati
North Carolina State University
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Paper presented at the 2005 SEG Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, November 2005.
Paper Number:
SEG-2005-1826
Published:
November 06 2005
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Heidari, A. Homayoun, and Murthy N. Guddati. "Coupled Space-domain Elastic Migration In Heterogeneous Media." Paper presented at the 2005 SEG Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, November 2005.
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