High-precision seismic imaging is the core task of seismic exploration, guaranteeing the
accuracy of geophysical and geological interpretation. With the development of seismic …

The propagation of seismic waves in attenuating and anisotropic earth media is
accompanied by amplitude attenuation and phase distortion. If these adverse effects are not …

We have developed a new time-domain viscoacoustic wave equation for simulating wave
propagation in anelastic media. The new wave equation is derived by inserting the complex …

The development of multi-component seismic acquisition technology creates new
possibilities for the high-precision imaging of complex media. Compared to the scalar …

The anisotropic characteristics of underground media play a crucial role in seismic wave
propagation and should be accounted for during seismic imaging. The least-squares …

Seismic waves propagating in anisotropic earth media suffer from waveform distortion,
which leads to degraded resolution in seismic data imaging if this adverse effect is not …

The application of direction vectors in the generation of reverse time migration (RTM) angle
gathers in complex acoustic anisotropic media often encounters three main challenges: not …

Full-waveform inversion (FWI) builds subsurface parameter models by minimizing the
residuals between the modeled and observed data. Accounting for the effects of anisotropy …

Subsurface anisotropy is commonly induced by shale layers, aligned cracks, and fine
bedding and has a significant impact on seismic wave propagation. Ignoring anisotropic …

Anisotropic pseudo-acoustic forward modeling and migration imaging are critical for high-
precision seismic exploration. However, the wavefields simulated by the traditional coupled …