Faculty

faculty

 

 Christopher Liner
 Professor of Geophysics, Reflection Seismology
 Ph.D., 1989, Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines
 M.Sc., 1980, Geophysics, University of Tulsa
 B.Sc., 1978, Geology, University of Arkansas

 Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department
 University of Houston
 Houston, Texas 77204-5007

 Office: SERC 3010
 Phone: (713) 743-9119
 Fax: (713)748-7906
 cliner@uh.edu
 sepwww.stanford.edu/oldsep/cliner/index.html


Research Interests

Curriculum Vitae
 
Principal Research Interests
Petroleum reservoir characterization and monitoring, advanced interpretation methods, seismic data analysis and processing, near surface, anisotropy, and seismic wave propagation.
 
Professional Service, Awards, and Accomplishments
2008: Seismos column in The Leading Edge (1992-present)
2006: Editorial board member for Journal of Seismic Exploration
Technical Program Committee member and co-chairman: EAGE Passive Seismic Forum
2005: Executive Committee member Dhahran Geoscience Society (professional development, 2005-06)
Technical Session chairman: Geophysical Reservoir Monitoring Forum (Bahrain, Mar. 2005)
2004: Book published: Elements of 3D Seismology: Second Edition
Patent co-inventor: Wavelet-based analysis of singularities in seismic data (No. 6,745,129)
Visiting scholar Stanford Exploration Project, Stanford University
2003: Organizing Committee member: TLE Forum III: Future Computing
2002: Elected to European Academy of Sciences
National Science Foundation SBIR review panelist
Visiting scholar Stanford Exploration Project, Stanford University
Member of Technical Audit Team for Petroleum Development Oman
2001: SEG Leading Edge Editorial Board (2001-03)
Chairman First TLE Forum: Geophysics and the Environment
Chairman SEG Publications Committee (2001-04)
Invited session chairman at Land Seismic Imaging Forum, Bahrain
1999: Book published: Elements of 3D Seismology
Editor of GEOPHYSICS (1999-2001) and SEG Executive Committee Member
Honorable mention for Best Paper in Geophysics
1998: Best Poster Presentation at SEG Annual Meeting
1997: Book, Greek Seismology: Earthquake Theories in Classical Antiquity (avail. Samizdat Free Press)
1995: Assistant Editor of Geophysics (1995-99)
 
Peer-Reviewed Publications
1. Liner, C. L., 2008, The seismic sand curve revisited, GEOPHYSICS, 73, A7
2. Fei, T., and Liner C. L., 2008, Hybrid fourier finite difference 3D depth migration for anisotropic media, Geophysics, GEOPHYSICS, 73, S27
3. Li, C.-F., and Liner C. L., 2008, Wavelet-based detection of singularities in acoustic impedance from surface reflection data, GEOPHYSICS, 73, V1
4. Liner, C. L., and Fei, T., 2006, Layer-Induced Seismic Anisotropy from Full Wave Sonic Logs: Theory, application, and validation, GEOPHYSICS, 71, D183
5. Liner, C. L., and Clapp, R. G., 2004, Nonlinear pairwise alignment of seismic traces, GEOPHYSICS, 69, 1552
6. Liner, C. L., and Li, C.-F., 2004, Application of the continuous wavelet transform to broadband wavefield data, Euro. Acad. of Sci. Annals.
7. Ronen, S. and Liner, C. L., 2000, Least-squares DMO and migration, GEOPHYSICS, 65, 1364-1371.
8. Liner, C. L. and Underwood, W. D., 1999, 3-D seismic survey design for linear v(z) media, GEOPHYSICS, 64, 486-493.
9. Liner, C. L., 1999, Concepts of normal and dip moveout, GEOPHYSICS, 64, 1637-1647. (Honorable mention for Best Paper)
10. Liner, C. L., Bozkurt, G. and Cox, V. D., 1996, Shooting direction and crosswell seismic data acquisition, GEOPHYSICS, 61, 1489-1498.
11. Liner, C. L., 1995, Some analytic aspects of a 2.5-D wave equation: GEOPHYSICS, 60, 1536-1540.
12. Liner, C. L., 1994, Rayleigh wave approximations: Journal of Seismic Exploration, 3, 273-281.
13. Liner, C. L., and Lines, L. R., 1994, Simple prestack migration of crosswell seismic data, Journal of Seismic Exploration, 3, 101-112
14. Liner, C. L., 1991, Born theory of wave-equation dip moveout, GEOPHYSICS, 56, 182-189.
15. Liner, C. L., 1991, Theory of a 2.5-D acoustic wave equation for constant density media (short note), GEOPHYSICS, 56, 2114-2117.
16. Liner, C., 1990, General theory and comparative anatomy of dip moveout, GEOPHYSICS, 55, 595-607.
 
Books
1. Elements of 3-D Seismology, 2004, (Pennwell, 2nd edition, 607 pp)
2. Elements of 3-D Seismology, 1999, (Pennwell, 1st edition, 450 pp)
3. Greek Seismology: Earthquake Theories in Classical Antiquity (Samizdat Press) 1986; revised 1997
 
Other Significant Publications
1. Liner, C. L., and Fei, T., 2007, The Backus number. The Leading Edge, 26, 420
2. Smythe, J., Gersztenkorn, A., Radovich, B., Liner, C., and Li, C.-F., 2004, SPICE: Layered Gulf of Mexico Shelf Framework from Spectral Imaging, The Leading Edge, 23, 921
3. Liner, C. L., and Clapp, R. G., 2004, Nonlinear pairwise alignment of seismic traces. The Leading Edge, 23, 1146
4. Liner, C. L. and Liner, J. L., 1997, Application of GPR to a site investigation involving shallow faults: The Leading Edge, 16, no. 11, 1649-1651.
5. Liner, C. L. and Liner, J. L., 1995, Ground-penetrating radar: A near-face experience from Washington county, Arkansas : The Leading Edge, 14, no. 01, 17-21. (* Discussion in TLE-14-6-644 and TLE-14-5-311)
 

Selected Publications