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State-of-the-art Seismic Tools for Subsurface Imaging

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Prof. Harsh K. Gupta is gratefully acknowledged for inviting me to write this editorial. Special thanks are due to all members of the Seismic Group for generating huge volume of data and information. Director, WIHG, Dehradun is acknowledged for permission.

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Sain, K. State-of-the-art Seismic Tools for Subsurface Imaging. J Geol Soc India 94, 337–340 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-019-1320-8

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