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         139   time  section   of   incidence                     ;                     sec-   time   of  the   velocity   not   before   profiles.   horizontal.   orienta-   com-   material   effects.   structures.


         Profiles   migrated   incidence  raypaths.  b)  Migrated   its  normal   to  a  vertical   average  velocity  of   reflector  (a)  is  used  to   time  section   the   on   orientation   the   of   viewing   appear   seismic   not   proper   others.  A   to   high-velocity   velocity   complex

         Reflection   a) A  mimics  the  hypothetical  situation  time  section,  illustrating  how  the  event  in   (migrated)  position.   a  migrated  (Fig.  6.2b)  to  a  migrated  depth  section  (b).   :   <   horizontal   truer   a   knowledge   requires   events   viewing   are   that   their   into   relative   removes



         on   6.2   Fig.  6.1¢  moves  from  (unmigrated)  position   incidence   The   6.3   above  a   from   *   looks   interpretation   how  seeing   when   interfaces   back   reflectors   below   conversion   waves  penetrate
         Structures   FIGURE   vertical            FIGURE   material   convert          which   section,  revealing   accurate   also   account   from   events



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         Profiles   aseismic  trace,a   Normal   unmigrated  time     the   if   even   ray   the   takes   time).  travel   went   ray   a   as   to   converted  from   aver-   an   travel  two-way   Nankai   the   of  oceanic   unmigrated   and   is   cover   of  the   side   through   the   on   in   not   are   within   the   water   the   on  appears


         Reflection   On  a  dipping  interface  is  vertically  below  the  common   raypaths  for  dipping  reflector,   source/receiver  positions.  c)  The  seismic  reflection  profile   is  an   position,   it   time   (two-way   if each   thus  referred   be   6.3).  For   (Fig,   from   of  profile   top   The   sedimentary   left   wedge   bottom  water   that  faults   of  strata   that   shows   than


         Seismic   6.1   a)   from   source/receiver  position.  b)   to  several  common   (b)   the   at   positions,  as   is  section   can   scale   section   point   seismic   1990).   on.  the   profiles.  The   accretionary   the   section   less.thickness


         Of   FIGURE   reflection   plotted   incidence   resulting  from   section.   source/receiver   appears   surface   the   true   time   vertical   depth   a   of       a   et.al.,   time,   deep-marine   the   of   an   of  image   Likewise,   apparent  offsets   depth   far
         Interpretation   Incidence   yideq         OWL]  JOACLL      common   event   to   back   their   to   back   migrated   the   migrated   conversion       V.   x   (T/2)      for  displays   Moore   also   travel  two-way   and   side   right   into   distorted   migration.   to  move   profile.  The



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         Tectonic                      SM       0)   =                the   below.  The   then   A   6.2).   migration   yielding  a   the  interface,   =   d       section   1982;  see   s,   8   basement   the   the   on   deformed   is   the   that   through   migration   migrated  material,  encompasses


         And    Normal                          (T                    of  position   directly   interface,   seismic  events   (Fig.   up   After   the   three   al.,   et   above   Overlying   material   that   Notice   clarified   the
         Structural                              Surface              the   from   not   reflecting   moves   back   then   section.   travel  time  to  depth,   above   is:   (d)   shows   the   (Nasu   just  imaged   fill  trench   trench-fill   folding.   is  section   on  wedge   low-velocity

              Sources   Trace™                                        below   was   the   incidence   (V)   depth   6.4   off  Japan   is   sections.   shows   and   their  proper  positions  before   is

         6         Seismic                                                to   Migration   down   velocity   to
         Chapter                      Incidence   Raypaths   Unmigrated   Reflection   (Event)   directly   reflection   travel   to   straight   vertical   two-way   age   (T)   time   Fig.   Trough,   basement   migrated   undeformed,   section   thrusting   unmigrated   accretionary   layer,  which


         138   a                 b   Normat      Cc   Time   Section
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