Interferometric imaging of multiples in an RTM approach

It is well known that reverse-time migration is capable of correctly imaging multiply scattered energy. To do this, one of the interfaces from which the waves scatter must be included in the background velocity model. In a one-way framework this requirement is avoided by iteratively forming imag...

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Main Authors: Malcolm, Alison E., de Hoop, Maarten V.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory
Format: Technical Report
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68595
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de Hoop, Maarten V.
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description It is well known that reverse-time migration is capable of correctly imaging multiply scattered energy. To do this, one of the interfaces from which the waves scatter must be included in the background velocity model. In a one-way framework this requirement is avoided by iteratively forming images of higher-order scattered waves. These techniques use an image made with singly scattered waves to estimate the locations of some of the reflection points in a multiply-scattered wave, from which the location of an additional scattering point is determined through standard imaging techniques. This removes the requirement that a single multiple-generating interface be identified. Here we extend this technique to reverse-time migration using results from several recent studies linking standard and extended imaging conditions to interferometry. This results in a method to generate images with multiply-scattered waves using the full-waveform imaging techniques of reverse-time migration and the iterative imaging formulations of scattering series in a one-way framework.
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spelling mit-1721.1/685952019-04-11T06:24:52Z Interferometric imaging of multiples in an RTM approach Malcolm, Alison E. de Hoop, Maarten V. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory Malcolm, Alison E. Interferometry Imaging Multiples Migration It is well known that reverse-time migration is capable of correctly imaging multiply scattered energy. To do this, one of the interfaces from which the waves scatter must be included in the background velocity model. In a one-way framework this requirement is avoided by iteratively forming images of higher-order scattered waves. These techniques use an image made with singly scattered waves to estimate the locations of some of the reflection points in a multiply-scattered wave, from which the location of an additional scattering point is determined through standard imaging techniques. This removes the requirement that a single multiple-generating interface be identified. Here we extend this technique to reverse-time migration using results from several recent studies linking standard and extended imaging conditions to interferometry. This results in a method to generate images with multiply-scattered waves using the full-waveform imaging techniques of reverse-time migration and the iterative imaging formulations of scattering series in a one-way framework. Geo-Mathematical Imaging Group TOTAL (Firm) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory 2012-01-17T16:45:25Z 2012-01-17T16:45:25Z 2010 Technical Report http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68595 Earth Resources Laboratory Industry Consortia Annual Report;2010-19 application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory
spellingShingle Interferometry
Imaging
Multiples
Migration
Malcolm, Alison E.
de Hoop, Maarten V.
Interferometric imaging of multiples in an RTM approach
title Interferometric imaging of multiples in an RTM approach
title_full Interferometric imaging of multiples in an RTM approach
title_fullStr Interferometric imaging of multiples in an RTM approach
title_full_unstemmed Interferometric imaging of multiples in an RTM approach
title_short Interferometric imaging of multiples in an RTM approach
title_sort interferometric imaging of multiples in an rtm approach
topic Interferometry
Imaging
Multiples
Migration
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