Vaclav Bucha
Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics,
Charles University, Prague
Mail address: KG MFF UK, Ke Karlovu 3, 121 16 Praha 2, Czech Republic
Office phone: (+420) 22191 1423
Fax: (+420) 22191 1214
E-mail: bucha@seis.karlov.mff.cuni.cz
Born:
June 16, 1962
Degrees:
- Graduated from Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, 1985,
in Geophysics (degree corresponding to MSc),
diploma thesis: Seismodynamic characteristics of the Kladno-Rakovnik basin
- RNDr degree, Charles University, Prague, 1987, in Geophysics
- PhD degree, Czech Academy of Sciences, 1993,
PhD thesis: Discrimination between earthquakes and explosion sources in
North Western Bohemia
Employment:
- 1986-1989: postgraduate student
- 1989-1998: research geophysicist, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics,
Acad.Sci. Czech Republic, Prague
- since 1998 research geophysicist, Department of Geophysics,
Charles University, Prague
Areas of research interests:
- administration of computer systems
- seismic modelling, data processing
- 2D and 3D computer graphics, computer programming
Publications:
- 19 scientific papers
- 3 research reports
Selected publications:
Papers in journals:
- Bucha,V. (1985):
The occurrence of rockbursts in the
Kladno coal-mining area. Travaux Geophys.Acad.Tchecosl.Sci., Travaux
Geophysiques 1985, Academia, Praha, 59-75.
- Bucha,V. (1992):
Differences between earthquakes and
explosion sources in North Western Bohemia. Acta Montana, Series A,
No.3(89), 165-188.
- Bucha, V. (1997):
Displaying 3-D objects in seismology
using PEX library. Acta Montana, Series A, No.11(104), 59-63.
- Zahradnik, J., Bucha, V. (1998):
Masking effects of subsurface layers
on shallow reflecting horizons. Journal of Seismic Exploration,
7, 73-79.
- Bucha, V. (2006):
Ray tracing in the smoothed acoustic
SEG/EAGE Salt Model. Part 1: Seismograms. Journal of Seismic
Exploration, 15, 15-24.
- Bucha, V. (2006):
Ray tracing in the smoothed acoustic
SEG/EAGE Salt Model. Part 2: Maps of reflections.
Journal of Seismic Exploration, 15, 153-164.
- Bucha, V. (2006):
Comparison of finite-difference seismograms
and ray-theory travel times in the elastic SEG/EAGE Salt Model.
Journal of Seismic Exploration, 15, 225-239.
- Bucha, V. (2012):
Kirchhoff prestack depth migration in 3-D simple models:
comparison of triclinic anisotropy with simpler anisotropies.
Stud. geophys. geod., 56, 533-552.
Papers in SW3D reports:
- Bucha, V. (2001):
Displaying 3-D seismic
models through the VRML and GOCAD.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 11,
pp. 337-355, Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague.
- Bucha, V. (2003):
Ray tracing computations in the smoothed SEG/EAGE Salt Model.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 13,
pp. 241-248, Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague.
- Bucha, V. (2004):
Ray tracing computations in the smoothed SEG/EAGE Salt Model.
Part 2: Sources in the well.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 14,
pp. 27-34, Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague.
- Bucha, V. (2004):
Ray tracing computations in the smoothed SEG/EAGE Salt Model.
Part 3: Maps of reflections.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 14,
pp. 35-42, Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague.
- Bucha, V. (2005):
Comparison of finite-difference and ray-theory seismograms
in the elastic SEG/EAGE Salt Model, shot number 145.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 15,
pp. 189-206, Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague.
- Bucha, V. (2006):
Comparison of finite-difference seismograms
and ray-theory travel times in the elastic
SEG/EAGE Salt Model, shot 145.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 16,
pp. 29-46, Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague.
- Bucha, V. (2008):
Gaussian packet prestack depth migration.
Part 2: Optimized Gaussian packets.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 18,
pp. 129-138, Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague.
- Bucha, V. (2009):
Gaussian packet prestack depth migration.
Part 3: Simple 2-D models.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 19,
pp. 39-50, Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague.
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Bucha, V. (2010):
Kirchhoff prestack depth migration
in simple models of various anisotropy.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 20,
Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague, pp. 35-52.
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Bucha, V. (2011):
Kirchhoff prestack depth migration in 3-D models: Comparison
of triclinic anisotropy with simpler anisotropies.
In: Seismic Waves in Complex 3-D Structures, Report 21,
Dep. Geophys., Charles Univ., Prague, pp. 47-62.
Other:
- Bucha, V. (1996):
Reflection ray tracing in lignite seam
model "COAL". NATO SfS GR-COAL project: Development of
a methodology for assessing coal reserves employing surface
and borehole seismic techniques, Report 1,
Inst. of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Prague.
Selected international conferences:
- 1992, XXIII General Assembly of the European
Seismological Commission, Prague, Czech Republic,
oral presentation
- 1997, 29th General Assembly of IASPEI, Thessaloniki, Greece, poster
- 1998, 60th EAGE Conference, Leipzig, Germany,
poster
- 2000, Workshop Meeting on Seismic Waves in Laterally Inhomogeneous Media V,
Zahradky, Czech Republic,
oral presentation
- 2003, EAGE/SEG Summer Research Workshop on 'Processing and imaging
of seismic data' Using explicit or implicit velocity model information?,
Trieste, Italy, oral presentation
- 2004, 74th SEG Annual Meeting, Denver, USA,
oral presentation (presented by Karel Zacek)
- 2010, Workshop Meeting on Seismic Waves in Laterally Inhomogeneous Media 7,
Tepla, Czech Republic,
poster
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