Seismic imaging in thrust-belt environments like the foothills of the Himalayas benefits significantly from interpretive input to velocities used for time and depth migration. With low fold in the near surface, low signal-to- noise ratios on the image gathers, ...

<p>This paper is about the deformation above the Sumatra subduction zone that is revealed by Global Positioning System (GPS) geodetic surveys and shows nearly complete coupling of the forearc to the subducting plate south of 0.5 S and half as much to the north.</p ...