• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.116-126
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• 1998

I present a datuming scheme for poststack data that uses wavefield depth extrapolation. The method I have developed allows the use of any depth extrapolation technique, such as phase-shift, split-step, and finite-difference extrapolation. I derive the datuming algorithms by transposing and taking the complex conjugate (i.e. taking adjoint) of the corresponding forward modeling operator, which does upward extrapolation from a flat surface to an irregular surface. The exact adjoint relation between the forward modeling operator and the datuming operator is demonstrated algebraically. Testing the poststack datuming algorithms with synthetic data, using several depth extrapolation algorithms, has shown that the method works well.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.54-62
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• 1999

This paper describes a datuming scheme for a prestack dataset which uses wavefield depth extrapolation. The formulation of the prestack datuming algorithm is performed by finding the adjoint operator to the corresponding forward prestack wavefield extrapolation from a flat surface to an irregular surface. Here I used double-square-root (DSR) equation to extrapolate wavefield in prestack sense. This correspond to the forward model of the well known `survey sinking` prestack imaging algorithm.