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The Leading Edge

The Leading Edge covers all aspects of applied geophysics in a style appealing to a broad readership.

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March 2023

The March issue of TLE features a special section about full-waveform inversion. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

February 2023

The February issue of TLE features a special section about drone geophysics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

January 2023

The January issue of TLE features a special section about seismic resolution. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

December 2022

The December issue of TLE features a special section about seismic reservoir modeling. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

November 2022

The November issue of TLE features a special section about geohazards. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

October 2022

The October issue of TLE features a special section about planetary geophysics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

September 2022

The September issue of TLE features a special section about digital transformation. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

August 2022

The August issue of TLE features a special section about hydrogeophysics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

July 2022

The July issue of TLE features a special section about potential fields. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

June 2022

The June issue of TLE features a special section about physics-driven machine learning. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

May 2022

The May issue of TLE features a special section about engineering geophysics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

April 2022

The April issue of TLE features a special section about The North Sea. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

March 2022

The March issue of TLE features a special section about unconventionals. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

February 2022

The February issue of TLE features a special section about the life of the well. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

January 2022

The January issue of TLE features a special section about seismic acquisition. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

December 2021

The December issue of TLE features a special section about Latin America. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

November 2021

The November issue of TLE features a special section about geomechanics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

October 2021

The October issue of TLE features a special section about quantitative interpretation. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

September 2021

The September issue of TLE features a special section about rock physics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

August 2021

The August issue of TLE features a special section about surface-wave applications. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

July 2021

The July issue of TLE features a special section about seismic interpretation. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

June 2021

The June issue of TLE features a special section about the role of advanced modeling in enhanced carbon storage. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

May 2021

The May issue of TLE features a special section about seismic imaging below complex overburdens. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

April 2021

The April issue of TLE features a special section about the role of geophysics in a net-zero-carbon world. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

March 2021

The March issue of TLE features a special section about basin exploration. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

February 2021

The February issue of TLE features a special section about mining geophysics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

January 2021

The January issue of TLE features an article that explores mapping geophysics to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as a special section on remote sensing. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

December 2020

The December issue of TLE features a special section about geothermal energy. Read TLE in the Digital Edition.

November 2020

The November issue of TLE features a special section about distributed acoustic sensing. Read TLE in the Digital Edition.

October 2020

The October issue of TLE features a special section about machine learning and AI. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

September 2020

The September issue of TLE features a special section about smart city geophysics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

August 2020

The August issue of TLE features a special section about Southeast Asia. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

July 2020

The July issue of TLE features a special section about reservoir monitoring. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

June 2020

The June issue of TLE features a special section about the Middle East. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

May 2020

The May issue of TLE features a special section about near-surface imaging and modeling. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

April 2020

The April issue of TLE features a special section about offshore technology. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

March 2020

The March issue of TLE features part two of a special section about reservoir characterization. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

February 2020

The February issue of TLE features a special section about reservoir characterization. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

January 2020

The January issue of TLE features a special section about CO2 in the subsurface. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

December 2019

The December issue of TLE features general submissions, with a particular emphasis on machine learning. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

November 2019

The November issue of TLE features a special section about borehole geophysics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

October 2019

The October issue of TLE features a special section about AVO inversion. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

September 2019

The September issue of TLE features a special section about acquisition and sensing. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

August 2019

The August issue of TLE features a special section about exploration geophysics in China. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

July 2019

The July issue of TLE features a special section on machine learning applications. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

June 2019

The June issue of TLE features a special section on Near-surface geophysics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

May 2019

The May issue of TLE features a special section on Rock physics. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Apr 2019

The April issue of TLE features a special section on India. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Mar 2019

The March issue of TLE features a special section on Full-waveform inversion. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Feb 2019

The February issue of TLE features a special section on unconventional case studies. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Jan 2019

The January issue of TLE features a special section titled Case studies: Conventionals. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Dec 2018

The December issue of TLE examines the SEG EVOLVE program, which provides students experience in conducting multidiscipline subsurface integration projects. In addition, machine learning is the focus of two technical articles. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Nov 2018

The November issue of TLE features the 2018 SEG Honors & Awards citations and an article on time-lapse seismic monitoring of individual frac stages using a downhole DAS array. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Oct 2018

The October issue of TLE features a special section focused on Infrastructure assessment. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Sep 2018

The September issue of TLE features a special section on Cross-disciplinary applications of geophysics and a preview of the 2018 Annual Meeting. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Aug 2018

Geoscientists Without Borders® celebrates 10 years of funding humanitarian geoscience work. Read TLE in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Jul 2018

The July issue of TLE features a special section focused on the Mediterranean. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

June 2018

The June issue of TLE features a special section focused on Advancements in image processing. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

May 2018

The May issue of TLE features a special section focused on Geomechanics. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Apr 2018

The April issue of TLE features a special section focused on Latin America. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Mar 2018

The March issue of TLE features a special section focused on the Permian Basin. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Feb 2018

The February issue of TLE features a special section focused on Induced seismicity. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Jan 2018

The January issue of TLE features a special section focused on Advancements in 3D seismic processing. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Dec 2017

The December issue of TLE features a special section focused on Geophysical applications of fiber-optic distributed sensing. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Nov 2017

The November issue of TLE features a special section focused on Reservoir characterization. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Oct 2017

The October issue of TLE features a special section focused on Microseismic. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Sep 2017

The September issue of TLE features a special section focused on SEAM data sets. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Aug 2017

The August issue of TLE features a special section on on the Impact of compressive sensing on seismic acquisition. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Jul 2017

The July issue of TLE features a special section on unmanned autonomous vehicles. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Jun 2017

The June issue of TLE features a special section on Iran. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

May 2017

The May issue of TLE features a special section on the Business impact of 4D seismic. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Apr 2017

The April issue of TLE features a special section on Offshore technology and applications/OTC. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Mar 2017

The April issue of TLE features a special section on Data analytics and machine learning. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Feb 2017

The February issue of TLE features a special section on Velocity model uncertainty. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Jan 2017

The January issue of TLE features a special section on Remote sensing. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Dec 2016

The December issue of TLE features a special section on Full-waveform inversion. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Nov 2016

The November issue of TLE features a special section on Near-surface modeling and imaging. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Oct 2016

The October issue of TLE features a special section on 4D seismic. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Sep 2016

The September issue of TLE features a special section on Hydrogeophysics. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Aug 2016

The August issue of TLE features a special section of Independent submissions. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Jul 2016

The July issue of TLE features a special section on Advances in seismic sensors. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Jun 2016

The June 2016 issue of TLE features a special section honoring Mike Batzle. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

May 2016

The May 2016 issue of TLE features a special section on on AVO inversion. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Apr 2016

The April 2016 issue of TLE features a special section on Offshore geophysical applications/OTC. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Mar 2016

The March 2016 issue of TLE features a special section on Subsalt imaging. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

Feb 2016

The February 2016 issue of TLE features a special section on Imaging/inversion: Estimating the earth model. Read it in the SEG Library or via our Digital Edition.

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