Seismic data sampling and wavefield representation

SEG invites papers on the topic of seismic data sampling and wavefield representation for publication in the November-December 2010 special section or supplement of Geophysics.

Seismic data processing and imaging is concerned with the construction of a subsurface image of the earth from the measured seismic data. The quality of the reconstruction is highly dependent on the quantity and quality of the acquired seismic data and the skillful representation and processing of the data for imaging. Recent advances in wide-azimuth data acquisition and processing have amply demonstrated that better input data can dramatically change the exploration potential of subsalt plays in ways that improved imaging and velocity estimation methods on traditional data would not have been able to provide.

The main goal of the special section is to survey the recent advances on the concepts, methods, and applications related to acquiring and reconstructing seismic data. Seismic wavefields can be characterized by the degree they are sampled in many dimensions and the methods used for representing this acquired data and reconstructing the missing data. We are hoping that this survey will produce a comprehensive contemporary overview of the longstanding effort to provide the optimal data for the given geologic task.

For this topic, Geophysics invites papers describing the theory, application, and benefits of advanced methods of the various aspects of seismic data sampling and wavefield representation. We encourage submission of papers describing advancements in the areas of, including but not limited to, new methods of seismic data acquisition; algorithms for data regularization, interpolation and reconstruction of wavefields; new concepts and transforms to represent seismic data both for processing and storage; and algorithms to partition wavefields such as signal and noise separation. Concept papers, such as the value of and information in seismic data, are also welcome. Finally, we also encourage papers that highlight case studies and thereby emphasize the practical aspects and illustrate the potential pitfalls, problems, and limitations of the applied techniques.

Interested authors should submit their manuscripts for review no later than 1 January 2010. In addition, the special section/supplement editors would like to receive a provisional title and list of authors as soon as possible. Authors should submit via the normal online submission system for Geophysics and indicate that it is a contribution for the seismic data sampling and wavefield representation special section or issue. The submitted papers will be subject to the regular peer-review process, and the contributing authors also are expected to participate in the review process as reviewers.

We will work according to the following timeline:

  • Submission deadline: 1 January 2010
  • Peer review complete: 1 July 2010
  • All files submitted for production: 15 July 2010
  • Publication of issue: November-December 2010

Given the tight timeline for publication of this issue, Geophysics is going to strictly enforce author submission guidelines, covered in "Instructions to Authors" published in the January-February 2009 issue and on the SEG Web site. Please note that normal Geophysics page and color charges apply.

For specific questions, please contact the special section/supplement editors Craig Beasley, Sergey Fomel, Tamas Nemeth, and Mauricio Sacchi.