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Explore the intricacies of migration operators and impulse responses in the context of symmetrical and asymmetrical velocity fields. Understand how point diffractors, Kirchhoff time migration, and lateral variability affect energy propagation. Delve into the complexities of local velocity fields and depth migration with non-hyperbolic operators.
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Migration Operators and Impulse Responses
Velocity Field Laterally Invariant Single Vz Function Migration Of This Single Trace Moves The Energy Back to the Point Of Diffraction All Impulse Responses are Symmetrical Point Diffractors Simple Kirchhoff Time Migration All Operators are Symmetrical
Velocity Field Laterally Variable Velocity Function Slower Velocity Function Faster Local Velocity Field Considered Invariant at Point of Diffraction All Impulse Responses are Asymmetrical Complex Kirchhoff Time Migration All Operators are Symmetrical
Velocity Field Laterally Variable Diffractions Mapped Along Ray Paths All Impulse Responses are Asymmetrical True Local Velocity Field at Point of Diffraction – Time and Space Variant Kirchhoff Depth Migration All Operators are Asymmetric and Non-Hyperbolic