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Conflicting goals

Two goals of seismogram source waveform estimation conflict. They are:
  1. Preserve and clearly exhibit the polarity of seismic reflections.
  2. Estimate and use for data processing a source waveform that is causal, namely, the response vanishes before the excitation.
When we honor one, we find trouble with the other. This conflict will be defined and resolved here.




2012-05-10