Considerations on the Applications of the Parabolic Radon Transform

Despite the wide use of the Parabolic Radon Transform in the context of multiple attenuation, some of its properties have not been discussed yet. These properties determine the best way of dealing with the Parabolic Radon Transform (PRT) in what concerns to both efficiency and CPU saving. Some common procedures in seismic processing like mute and NMO stretch have to be considered to avoid misuse of the PRT. This paper offers a discussion of important issues to deal with PRT. Some conclusions are based on theoretical predictions of the transform of an event with a hyperbolic moveout, taken here as representative of an ordinary situation in practice.