Why don't we measure seismic signatures?

There are three related problems with our approach to signature deconvolution. First, there is a confusion among geophysicists about the basis of the convolutional model itself, which leads to doubts about the value of measurements of the source signature. Secondly, it is not generally recognized that statistical methods of wavelet estimation are unreliable. Thirdly, many explorationists are unaware that it is practical in many cases to make meaningful measurements of the source signature. The convolutional model of the reflection seismogram applies only for a point source, and is the convolution of the source signature with the impulse response of the earth, of Green’s function, which contains all possible arrivals, including reflections, refractions, multiples and diffractions. Stabilized deconvolution of the data with a known band‐limited signature is straightforward. The signature can be obtained by independent measurements, as described in the literature. The recovery of the elastic layer parameters ...

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