A method may include receiving, via a processor, a first set of seismic data acquired via a Wide Azimuth (WAZ) survey. The method may also include receiving a second set of seismic data acquired via an Ocean Bottom Survey (OBS) simultaneously during a time period in which the first set of seismic data is acquired. The method may then involve processing the second set of data to obtain a velocity model of seismic waves for an area that corresponds to the WAZ survey and OBS and generating one or more seismic images of the area based on the velocity model and the first set of data.

A system and method of processing seismic data obtained using a plurality of towed single-component receivers in a marine environment is described, the towed single-component receivers configured to measure compressional P waves. The method comprises retrieving seismic data from a storage device, the seismic data comprising P-P data and shear mode data, wherein the P-P data and shear mode data were both received at the towed single-component receivers configured to measure compressional P waves to generate the seismic data. The method further comprises processing the seismic data to extract SV-P shear mode data and generating shear mode image data based on the extracted shear mode data.

A method may include receiving, via a processor, a first set of seismic data acquired via a Wide Azimuth (WAZ) survey. The method may also include receiving a second set of seismic data acquired via an Ocean Bottom Survey (OBS) simultaneously during a time period in which the first set of seismic data is acquired. The method may then involve processing the second set of data to obtain a velocity model of seismic waves for an area that corresponds to the WAZ survey and OBS and generating one or more seismic images of the area based on the velocity model and the first set of data.

A method for determining velocity of a subsurface medium includes: acquiring, by an ocean bottom node, seismic data generated by exciting a monopole source at a shot point; determining a dipole source and a zero-phase monopole source according to the monopole source, and combining the dipole source and the zero-phase monopole source to obtain a directional source; exchanging the position of the ocean bottom node with the position of the shot point and, acquiring, by the exchanged node, synthetic data generated by exciting the directional source at the exchanged shot point; and determining a target velocity model according to an up going wavefiled of the seismic data and the synthetic data.

A method of modeling a subsurface area of a seabed using fewer seismic sensors than a seismic sensors that generate sufficient data to permit a desired model of the subsurface area. Seismic datasets are received from the fewer seismic sensors. The fewer seismic sensors are located at points defined in relation to the seabed. Boundary conditions of a seismic wavefield at a fluid-solid interface between the seabed and water above the seabed are identified. An estimation, from the seismic datasets and the boundary conditions, is made of one or more virtual datasets. Each of the virtual datasets includes corresponding estimated data for additional points defined in relation to the seabed. The points and the additional points, combined, are sufficient to permit the desired model of the subsurface area. A subsurface model of the subsurface area is generated by modeling the subsurface area using the seismic datasets and the virtual datasets.