Estimation of hydrate concentration based on AVO modeling of BSR;

Topics covered new development of AVO theory, AVO modeling, AVO parameter inversion, and case studies.

Nonlinear AVO inversion using particle filter;

AVO inversion and interpretation based on prestack depth migration;

Compensation for non-vertical received energy of geophone in preprocessing of AVO inversion;

P-SV reflection coefficient approximation using shear modulus and its significance in multiwave AVO inversion;