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Estimating background velocity from reflection seismic data — A feasibility study

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  1. Institute of Solid Earth Physics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

    Lisbeth Engell-Sørensen & Tijmen-Jan Moser

  2. Norsk Hydro, Bergen, Norway

    Jan Pajchel

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Engell-Sørensen, L., Moser, TJ., Pajchel, J. (1996). Estimating background velocity from reflection seismic data — A feasibility study. In: Jacobsen, B.H., Mosegaard, K., Sibani, P. (eds) Inverse Methods. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 63. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0011771

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