JSEJournal of Seismic Exploration0963-0651AccScience PublishingArticleScattered energy inversion of seismic datahttps://geophysical-press.com/journal/JSE/articles/328YOOJEWOO,HAWANSOO,SHINCHANGSOO,MINDONG-JOO20132222013-05-01Yoo, J., Ha, W., Shin, C. and Min, D.-J., 2013. Scattered energy inversion of seismic data. Journal of Seismic Exploration, 22: 183-208. We propose a new algorithm to build a macro-velocity model using scattered energy from a seismic signal. This method does not require an iterative procedure or an estimation of the source wavelet. Consequently, it is an inexpensive and efficient method to delineate a macro-velocity model. We acquire information concerning the velocity differences similar to a gravity or magnetic field and build a macro-velocity model. Thus, subsequent inversion in the time or frequency domains can recover structures with sharp velocity variations from the constructed velocity model as an initial velocity model.scattering energy, velocity anomaly, Born theory, gravity inversion

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