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Reflection tomography by depth warping: a case study across the Java trench
Dynamics of the Ocean Floor, GEOMAR, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean
Research Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Dirk Klaeschen
Dynamics of the Ocean Floor, GEOMAR, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean
Research Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Heidrun Kopp
Dynamics of the Ocean Floor, GEOMAR, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean
Research Kiel, 24148 Kiel, Germany
Department of Geosciences, Kiel University, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Michael Schnabel
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR),
Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hanover, Germany
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Short summary
Geological interpretations based on seismic depth images depend on an accurate subsurface velocity model. Reflection tomography is one method to iteratively update a velocity model based on depth error analysis. We used a warping method to estimate closely spaced data-driven depth error displacement fields. The application to a multichannel seismic line across the Sunda subduction zone illustrates the approach which leads to more accurate images of complex geological structures.
Geological interpretations based on seismic depth images depend on an accurate subsurface...
