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Title: A source-synchronous filter for uncorrelated receiver traces from a swept-frequency seismic source
Award ID(s):
0900351
PAR ID:
10056948
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
GEOPHYSICS
Volume:
81
Issue:
5
ISSN:
0016-8033
Page Range / eLocation ID:
P47 to P55
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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