Suppressing the unwanted reflections of the full wave equation
Keyword(s):
The One
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In many instances in exploration geophysics we are interested in the so‐called one‐way wave equation. This equation allows the wave fields to propagate in the positive depth direction, but not in the reverse (−Z) direction. Some modeling and migration methods, such as the f-k method (Stolt, 1978) and the phase‐shift method (Gazdag, 1978), produce in a natural way the one‐way wave equation. The main advantage of the one‐way wave equation is that it does not give rise to multiples or interlayer reverberations and enables the observation of primary events only.