Wave-equation migration velocity analysis: Episode II
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چکیده
We elaborate the main points of the wave-equation migration velocity analysis method introduced in a previous report. We analyze its strengths and limitations, and illustrate them using a synthetic example. The inversion results confirm our original expectations, especially with regard to stability and robustness. The main difficulty in recovering a complete velocity perturbation is related to the Born approximation, which limits the amount of residual migration improvement on the seismic images at any one given step.
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