Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Seismic wave propagation
  • Rock-physics foundation for AVO analysis
  • Seismic observations and historical developments leading to AVO
  • Zoeppritz equations and their approximations
  • Factors that affect seismic amplitudes and processing for AVO analysis
  • AVO interpretation
  • AVO and anisotropy
  • Seismic inversion, converted-wave AVO, and uncertainty in AVO analysis
  • Discussion and conclusions.