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Soner Bekleric Title of Thesis: Nonlinear Prediction via Volterra Ser

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Abstract<br />

Linear filter theory has proven useful in many seismic data analysis applications.<br />

However, the general development <strong>of</strong> linear filter theory is limited by the implicit<br />

approximations typically found in seismic processing; one reason for this is to avoid<br />

effects <strong>of</strong> nonlinearity. This thesis concentrates on the implementation <strong>of</strong> nonlinear<br />

time series modeling based on an autoregressive method. The developed algorithm<br />

utilizes third-order <strong>Volterra</strong> kernels to improve predictability <strong>of</strong> events that cannot<br />

be predicted using linear prediction theory.<br />

<strong>Volterra</strong> series are analyzed. The application and implementation <strong>of</strong> a nonlinear<br />

autoregressive algorithm to the problem <strong>of</strong> modeling complex waveforms in the f −x<br />

domain is studied. Problems <strong>of</strong> random noise attenuation and adaptive subtraction<br />

<strong>of</strong> multiples are reexamined by the new <strong>Volterra</strong> autoregressive algorithm. Synthetic<br />

and field data examples are used to illustrate the theory and methods presented in<br />

this thesis.

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