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Seismic Reflections and Earth Structure

This document discusses seismic reflection techniques used to study the acoustic structure of the Earth. Seismic waves are shot into the ground and reflected back from interfaces between layers with different densities and seismic velocities. The reflected pulses are received and combined through a process called convolution to produce a seismic trace that can be analyzed to determine the densities and velocities of subsurface layers based on their reflection coefficients.

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Seismic Reflections and Earth Structure

This document discusses seismic reflection techniques used to study the acoustic structure of the Earth. Seismic waves are shot into the ground and reflected back from interfaces between layers with different densities and seismic velocities. The reflected pulses are received and combined through a process called convolution to produce a seismic trace that can be analyzed to determine the densities and velocities of subsurface layers based on their reflection coefficients.

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Acoustic Structure of the Earth

Imped
Low High

Shot

Receiver

Reflection Coefficients
C O N V O L U T I O N

Pulse

Seismic Trace

I1 = 1 * V1
I2 =
2

* V2

I3 =
I4 =

3
4

* V3
* V4

Courtesy of ExxonMobil

F W Schroeder 04

L 6 Seismic Reflections

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