Using a wave propagator for transversely isotropic media

摘要

A technique includes: providing seismic measurements of a transversely isotropic medium having a symmetry axis that is tilted relative to a vertical axis; modeling (504) a seismic wavefield in the media based at least in part on orientation of the symmetry axis and a nonzero shear velocity for the medium; and processing (508) the seismic measurements of the media in accordance with the modeled seismic wavefield to obtain information associated with the medium.