
doi: 10.1190/sbgf2011-352
Most deconvolution algorithms try to transform the seismic wavelet into spikes by designing inverse filters that attempts to remove an estimated seismic wavelet from seismic data. Considering that seismic trace singularities are associated with acoustic impedance contrasts, and can be characterized by wavelet transform modulus maxima lines (WTMML), we show how to improve seismic resolution by using the wavelet transform. Specifically, we apply complex Morlet continuous wavelet transform (CWT) to each seismic trace and compute the WTMML‟s. Then, we reconstruct the seismic trace with the inverse continuous wavelet transform (ICWT) from the computed WTMML‟s with a slightly different complex Morlet wavelet than that used in the forward CWT. As the reconstruction process preserves amplitude and phase along different scales, or frequencies, the result resembles a deconvolution process. Using synthetic and real seismic data we show the effectiveness of the methodology on detecting seismic events associated with acoustic impedance changes.
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