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Seismin-3: Professor. Arthur B. Weglein
Seismin-3: Professor. Arthur B. Weglein
Seismic 13
FIG.6. Reconstruction
with depthcorrection.100percentcontrast,
Cr = 2000 misec.
Future work
We intend to examine the effects of the two nonlinearcorrections on different scatteringgeometrieswhich include single and
multiple scatterers.When this is done successfully,we intend to
apply the inversionalgorithmto real seismicreflectiondata.
S13.6
(1)
WZ)].
I 0
P,(o,t)c~r.
(3)
4v(O,r) = =
S(t - 2Z,,/C,J.
C, +c,,
For our example we set C,, = 1, C, = 917, and Z,, = 1, and find
from equation(4) that
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Seismic 13
-fz=
0
t
FIG.
+Z
P,(O,f) = *
c,f_
v2
; cc,
c,, : > c,,
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Thus, this simple exampledemonstrateshow the choiceof referencevelocity in the Born methoddependson what is considered
the principalobjectiveof the inversion.We have shownthat if the
primary aim is to determinethe locationof the first reflectorthen
the optimal referencevelocity shouldbe chosento be the velocity
of the first layer. However, we have shownthat this is not the best
referencevelocity if the principalaim is to determinethe velocity
of the lower half space.In situationswherethe velocitystructureis
more complex, the choice of referencevelocity will againdepend
on the objective of the inversion. If, for example, the velocity
increasesor decreasessteadilywith depth, the choiceC,< = C,, will
lead to lessand lessaccuratemappingof reflectorswith depth(see,
e.g., Clayton and Stolt, 1981).
In conclusion, the sensitivity of Born inversion to the input
quantity CR leads to a trade-off between reflector location and
velocity determinationin the simplest possible example. Further
work will be requiredto evaluatemore complicatedmodelswhere,
perhaps,globalcorrectivemeasuresshouldbe defined. The choice
of a referencevelocity to optimize somejudiciouscombinationof
velocity determinationand reflector mapping could be useful.
These issuesalso need to be investigatedfor nonconstantbackgroundBorn inversion(see e.g., Clayton and Stolt, 1981; Weglein, 1982).
Explorationistsalreadyhave a qualitativeawarenessof someof
the issuesraisedin thispaperin relationto the analogousmigration
methods. This simple example, using the Born model, helps US
begin to quantify this understanding.
References
mapping:
Geophysics,
v. 36. p, 467-481.
Clayton, R.W., andStolt, R. H., 1981. A Born-WKBJ inversion method
for acoustic
reflectiondata:Geophysics,
v. 46. p. 1559-1567.
Cohen. I. K., and Bleistein, N., 1979, Velocity inversion for acoustw
Claerbout, J. F.. 1971, Toward a unified theory of reilector
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