Xiao-Bi Xie’s Publications


Peer Reviewed Papers in Professional Journals and Books

Li, H., X. Chang, X.B. Xie, and Y. Wang, 2022, Spatiotemporal variations in seismic attenuation during hydraulic fracturing: A case study in a tight oil reservoir in the Ordos Basin, China, Geophysics, 87, B69-B79, https://doi.org/10.1190/GEO2021-0013.1

Song, Y., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, X. Ma, G. Du, X. Tian, Z.X. Yao, 2022, Seismological observations on the 2019 March 21 Accidental Explosion at Xiangshui Chemical Plant in Jiangsu, China, Geophys. J. Int., 228,538-550, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggab356

Yang, G., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, L. Zhang, and Z.X. Yao, 2021, High-precision relocation with the burial depths of the North Korean underground nuclear explosions by combining Pn and Pg differential traveltimes. J. Geophys. Res., Solid Earth, 126, e2020JB020745. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020745

Fan, N., X.B. Xie, L.F. Zhao, X.G. Tang, and Z.X. Yao, 2021, An optimal frequency-domain finite-difference operator with a flexible stencil and its application in discontinuous-grid modeling, Geophysics, 86, T143-T154, https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2020-0296.1

Ma, X., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, X. He, and Z.X. Yao, 2021, Regional seismic characteristics of chemical explosions on the eastern margin of the Junggar Basin, Northwest China, and of historical Semipalatinsk Nuclear tests, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 111, 606-620, doi: 10.1785/0120200151

He, X., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, X. Tian and Z.X. Yao, 2021. Weak crust in southeast Tibetan Plateau revealed by Lg-wave attenuation tomography: Implications for crustal material escape. J. Geophys. Res., Solid Earth, 126, e2020JB020748. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020748.

Li, H., X. Chang, X.B. Xie, and Y. Wang, 2021, Microseismic moment-tensor inversion and sensitivity analysis in vertically transverse isotropic media, Geophysics, 86, KS23-KS36, https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2020-0098.1

Luo, Y. L.F. Zhao, Z.X. Ge, X.B. Xie, and Z.X. Yao, 2021, Crustal Lg-wave Attenuation in Southeast Asia and its Implications for Regional Tectonic Evolution, Geophys. J. Int., 226, 1873-1884, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggab122

Xie, X.B., B. He, H. Ning, Y. He, and B. Chen, 2020, The effect of strong near surface scattering on seismic imaging: investigation based on resolution analysis, Communications in Computational Physics, 28, 167-186. DOI: 10.4208/cicp.OA-2018-0076.

He, X., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie L. Shen, W.M. Wang, Z.X. Yao, 2020, Stress drop assessment of the August 8, 2017, Jiuzhaigou earthquake sequence and its tectonic implications. Earthq. Sci. 33: 1-16, doi:10.29382/eqs-2019-0000-00.

Huang, L., M. Fehler, Y. Zheng, and X.B. Xie, 2020, Seismic-wave scattering, imaging, and inversion, Communications in Computational Physics, 28, 1-40.

He, B., X.B. Xie, 2019, A Numerical Investigation on data acquisition and processing of wide line seismic method, Oil Geophysical Prospecting, 54, 500-511, doi: 10.13810/j.cnki.issn.1000-7210.2019.03.002.

He, X., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, Z.X. Yao, 2018, High-precision relocation and event discrimination for the September 3, 2017 underground nuclear explosion and subsequent seismic events at North Korean test site, Seismological Research Letters, 89, 2042-2048, doi: 10.1785/0220180164.

Liu, Y., B. He, H. Lu, Z. Zhang, X.B. Xie, Y. Zheng, 2018, Full intensity waveform inversion, Geophysics, 83, R649-R658, doi: 10.1190/GEO2017-0682.1.

Wei, Z., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, J.L. Hao, and Z.X. Yao, 2018, Seismic characteristics of the 15 February 2013 bolide explosion in Chelyabinsk, Russia, Earth and Planetary Physics, 2, 420-429, doi: 10.26464/epp2018039.

Fan, N., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, and Z.X. Yao, 2018, A discontinuous-grid finite-difference scheme for frequency-domain 2D scalar wave modeling, Geophysics, 83, T235-T244, doi: 10.1190/GEO2017-0535.1.

Xie, X.B., and L.F., Zhao, 2018, The seismic characterization of North Korea underground nuclear tests (in Chinese with English abstract), Chinese J. Geophysics, 61, 889-904, doi:10.6038/cjg2018L0677.

Zhao, L.F., X.B. Xie,, W. Wang, Z.X. Yao, 2018, A broadband crustal Lg wave attenuation model in Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula (in Chinese with English abstract), Chinese J. Geophysics, 61, 856-871, doi:10.6038/cjg2018L0394.

Fan, N., J.W. Cheng, L. Qin, L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, Z.X. Yao, 2018, An optimal method for frequency domain finite-difference solutions of 3D scalar wave equation, (in Chinese with English abstract), Chinese J. Geophysics, 61, 1095-1108, doi:10.6038/cjg2018L0375.

Liu, J.C., X.B. Xie, and B. Chen, 2017, Reverse-time migration and amplitude correction in the angle-domain based on Poynting vector, Applied Geophysics, 14, 505-516, DOI:10.1007/s11770-017-0648-3.

Zhao, L.F., X.B. Xie, X. He, X. Zhao, Z.X. Yao, 2017, Seismological discrimination and yield estimation of the 3 September 2017 Democratic People’’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) underground nuclear test (in Chinese). China Sci. Bull., 62, 4163-4168, doi: 10.1360/N972017-00979.

Xie, X.B., and T. Lay, 2017, Effects of laterally varying mantle lid velocity gradient and crustal thickness on Pn geometric spreading with application to the North Korean Test Site, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 107, doi: 10.1785/0120160203.

Fan, N., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, X.G. Tang, and Z.X. Yao, 2017, A general optimal method for a 2D frequency-domain finite-difference solution of scalar wave equation, Geophysics, 82, T121-T132, doi: 10.1190/GEO2016-0457.1.

Yan, R., R. S. Wu, X. B. Xie, D. Walraven, 2017, A hybrid elastic one-way propagator for strong-contrast media and its application to subsalt imaging, Geophysics, 82, S467-S478, doi: 10.1190/GEO2016-0597.1.

Zhao, L. F., X. B. Xie, W. M. Wang, N. Fan, X. Zhao, and Z. X. Yao, 2017, The 9 September 2016 North Korean Underground Nuclear Test, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 107, doi: 10.1785/0120160355.

Luo, J. and X.B. Xie, 2017, Frequency-domain full waveform inversion with an angle-domain wavenumber filter, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 141, 107-118.

Xie, X.B., and T. Lay, 2017, Frequency-dependent effects of 2D random velocity heterogeneities in the mantle lid on Pn geometric spreading, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 107, doi: 10.1785/0120160186.

Fan, N., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, Z. Ge, and Z.X. Yao, 2016, Two-dimensional time-domain finite-difference modeling for viscoelastic seismic wave propagation, Geophys. J. Int., 206, 1539-1551, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggw228.

Zhao, L. F., X. B. Xie, W. M. Wang, J. L. Hao, and Z. X. Yao, 2016, Seismological investigation of the 2016 January 6 North Korean underground nuclear test, Geophys. J. Int., 206, 1487-1491, doi:10.1093/gji/ggw239.

Chen, B., X.F. Jia, and X.B. Xie, 2016, Broadband seismic illumination and resolution analyses based on staining algorithm, Applied Geophysics, 13, 480-490, DOI:10.1007/s11770-016-0555-z.

Zhao, L.B., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie, J.X. Cao, and Z.X. Yao, 2016, Static Coulomb stress changes and seismicity rate in the source region of the 12 February, 2014 Mw 7.0 Yutian earthquake in Xinjiang, China, Chinese J. Geophys. 59, 3732-3743, doi:10.6038/cjg20161018. (in Chinese).

Yan, Z., and X.B., Xie, 2016, Full-wave seismic illumination and resolution analyses: A Poynting-vector-based method, Geophysics, 81, S447-S458, doi:10.1190/GEO2016-0003.1.

Chen, B., H.X. Ning, and X.B. Xie, 2016, Investigating the effect of shallow scatterings from small scale near surface heterogeneities on seismic imaging: A resolution analysis based method, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 59, 1762-1775, doi: 10.6038/cjg20160520. (Chinese)

Zhao, L.F., X.B. Xie, 2016, Strong Lg-wave attenuation in the Middle East continental collision orogenic belt, Tectonophysics, 674, 135 – 146.

Xu, W., X. B. Xie, and J. Geng, 2015, Validity of the Rytov Approximation in the Form of Finite-Frequency Sensitivity Kernels, Pure and Applied Geophysics, DOI: 10.1007/s00024-014-0991-8.

Liu, Y., H. Hu, X.B. Xie, Y. Zheng, and P. Li, 2015, Reverse time migration of internal multiples for subsalt imaging, Geophysics, 80, S175 – S185, doi: 10.1190/GEO2014-0429.

Zhao, L.F., X.B. Xie, B.F. Tian, Q.F. Chen, T.Y. Hao, and Z.X. Yao, 2015, Pn wave geometrical spreading and attenuation in Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula constrained by observations from North Korean nuclear explosions, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 120, doi:10.1002/2015JB012205.

Wu, R.S., and X.B. Xie, 2014, Seismic wave scattering, Recent Developments in World Seismology, No. 426, 31-36 (in Chinese).

Yan, R., H. Guan, X.B. Xie, and R.S. Wu, 2014, Acquisition aperture correction in the angle domain toward true-reflection reverse time migration, Geophysics, 79, S241 – S250, doi: 10.1190/GEO2013-0324.1.

Geng, Y., and X.B. Xie, 2014, Gaussian beam based finite-frequency turning wave tomography, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 109, 71 – 79.

Zhao, L.F., X.B. Xie, W.M. Wang, and Z.X. Yao, 2014, The 12 February 2013 North Korean underground nuclear test, Seismological Research Letters, 85, 130-134, doi: 10.1785/0220130103.

Zhao, L.F., X.B. Xie, J.K. He, X. Tian, and Z.X. Yao, 2013, Crustal flow pattern beneaththe Tibetan Plateau constrained by regional Lg-wave Q tomography, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 383, 113 – 122.

Zhao, L.F., X.B. Xie, W.M. Wang, J.H. Zhang, and Z.X. Yao, 2013, Crustal Lg attenuation within the North China Craton and its surrounding regions, Geophys. J. Int. 195, 513 – 531.

Xie, X.B., Y. He, and P. Li, 2013, Seismic illumination analysis and its applications in seismic survey design, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 56, 1568-1582, doi:10.6038/cjg20130515.

Fan, N., L.F. Zhao, X.B. Xie and Z.X. Yao, 2013, Measurement of Rayleigh-wave magnitudes for North Korean nuclear tests, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 56, 906-915. doi:10.6038/cjg20130319, (Chinese with English abstract).

Yan, R. and X.B. Xie, 2012, An angle-domain imaging condition for elastic reverse-time migration and its application to angle gather extraction, Geophysics, 77, S105-S115.

Wu, R.S., X.B. Xie and S. Jin, 2012, One-Return propagators and the applications in modeling and imaging, in Imaging, Modeling and Assimilation in Seismology, edited by Y.-G. Li, Higher Education Press and Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston.

Zhao, L.F., X.B. Xie, W.M. Wang, J.H. Zhang, and Z.X. Yao, 2012, Yield Estimation of the 25 May 2009 North Korean Nuclear Explosion, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 102, 467 – 478, doi: 10.1785/0120110163.

Avants, M., T. Lay, X.B. Xie, and X. Yang, 2011, Effects of 2D random velocity heterogeneities in the mantle lid and Moho topography on Pn geometric spreading, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 101, 126 – 140, doi: 10.1785/0120100113.

Zhao, L.F., X.B. Xie, W.M. Wang, J.H. Zhang, and Z.X. Yao, 2010, Seismic Lg wave Q tomography in and around Northeast China, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B08307, doi:10.1029/2009JB007157.

Xie, X.B., 2009, The sensitivity of finite-frequency signal to velocity model errors: applications in migration velocity model building, 318-326, in: Collected Papers in Applied Geophysics in China, edited by Wencai Yang, Academic Press of Shanghai, Shanghai, China (in Chinese).

Wu, R.S., and X.B. Xie, 2009, Modeling primaries of acoustic/elastic waves by one-return approximation, The Leading Edge, 28, 576-581.

Xie, X.B., and H. Yang, 2008, The finite-frequency sensitivity kernel for migration residual moveout and its applications in migration velocity analysis, Geophysics, 73, S241-S249.

Zhao, L.F., X.B. Xie, W.M. Wang, and Z.X. Yao, 2008, Regional seismic characteristics of the October 9, 2006 North Korean nuclear test, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 98, 2571-2589, doi: 10.1785/0120080128.

He, Y., X.B. Xie, and T. Lay, 2008, Explosion source energy partitioning and Lg-wave excitation: contributions of free surface scattering, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 98, 778-792, doi: 10.1785/0120070119.

Xie, X.B., and R.S. Wu, 2008, Improving the wide angle accuracy of the screen propagator, in: Prestack Depth Migration and Velocity Model Building, Geophysics Reprint Series No. 25, 378-381, edited by I.E. Jones, et al., SEG, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Luo, M.Q., X.B. Xie, R.S. Wu and S. Jin, 2008, Wave equation based true amplitude seismic imaging, in: Advances in Geological and Geophysical Research in China, edited by Xianglong Jin, Yunshan Qin, Rixiang Zhu and Jiabiao Li, China Ocean Press, Beijing, China (in Chinese).

Yang, X., T. Lay, X.B. Xie, and M.S. Thorne, 2007, Geometric spreading of Pn and Sn in a spherical Earth model, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 97, 2053-2065, doi: 10.1785/0120070031

Xie, X.B., S.W. Jin and R.S. Wu, 2006, Wave equation based seismic illumination analysis, Geophysics, 71, S169-177.

Wu, R.S., X.B. Xie, and X.Y. Wu, 2006, one-way and one-return approximations (dewolf approximation) for fast elastic wave modeling in complex media, in: Advances in Wave Propagation in Heterogeneous Earth, Elsevier, 265-322.

Wu, R.S., X.Y. Wu, and X.B. Xie, 2006, Simulation of high-frequency wave propagation in complex crustal waveguides using generalized screen propagators, in: Advances in Wave Propagation in Heterogeneous Earth, Elsevier, 323-363.

Xie, X.B., Ge, Z., and Lay, T.,2005, Investigating explosion source energy partitioning and Lg-wave excitation using a finite-difference plus slowness analysis method. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 95, 2412-2427.

Xie, X.B. and Wu, R.S., 2005, Multicomponent prestack depth migration using elastic screen method. Geophysics 70, S30-37.

Xie, X.B., and R.S. Wu, 2001, Modeling elastic wave forward propagation and reflection using the complex screen method, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 109, 2629-2635.

Wu, R.S., S. Jin, and X.B. Xie, 2001, Generalized screen propagators and the applications to seismic imaging, Oil Geophysical Prospecting, 36, 655-664 (in Chinese).

Wu, R.S., S. Jin, and X.B. Xie, 2000, Seismic wave propagation and scattering in heterogeneous crustal waveguides using screen propagators: I SH waves, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 90, 401-413.

Wu, R.S., S. Jin, and X.B. Xie, 2000, Energy partition and attenuation of Lg waves by numerical simulations using screen propagators, Phys, Earth Planet. Inter., 120, 227-244.

Xie, X.B., 1999, Propagation characters of seismic wave in basin and its impact on earthquake disaster, Earthquake Research in Shanxi, 1999 (No 1), 1-5, (In Chinese).

Jin, S., R.S. Wu, X.B. Xie, and Z. Ma, 1998, Wave equation-based decomposition and imaging for multicomponent seismic data, Journal of Seismic Exploration, 7, 145-158.

Xie, X.B. and Lay, T., 1995, The log(RMS lg)-mb scaling law slope, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am, 85, 834-844.

Wu, R.S. and Xie, X.B., 1994, Multi-screen backpropagator for fast 3D elastic prestack migration, in: Mathematical Methods, in Geophysical Imaging II, SPIE Proceedings Series, 2301, 181-193.

Xie, X.B. and Lay, T., 1994. The excitation of explosion Lg, a finite-difference investigation. Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 84, 324-342.

Xie, X.B. and Wu, R.S., 1992, Coherence analysis on seismic array and spectral imaging of random heterogeneities, in: Annual Review of Progresses in Geophysics, Beijing (in Chinese).

Flatte, S.M. and Xie, X.B., 1992, The transverse coherence function at NORSAR over a wide range of separations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 557-560.

Cao, B.R., Xie, X.B. and Yao, Z.X., 1992, Modeling long period Pnl waveform at regional range in dipping structure, Acta Geophysica Sinica, 35, 185-192 (in Chinese).

Xie, X.B., Zheng, T.Y. and Yao, Z.X., 1992, Methods of synthetic seismograms –A review, Acta Geophysica Sinica, 35, 790-799 (in Chinese).

Wu, R.S. and Xie, X.B., 1991, Numerical test of stochastic tomography, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 67, 180-193.

Xie, X.B. and Yao, Z.X., 1991, The Faulting process of Tangshan earthquake inverted simultaneously from the teleseismic waveforms and geodesic deformation data, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 66, 265-277.

Ye, Z.R., Teng, C.K. and Xie, X.B., 1991, Shear heating instability and its application to the study of mechanism of deep focus earthquakes, Chinese J. Geophys., 34, 153-160 (in Chinese).

Xie, X.B. and Yao, Z.X., 1989, A generalized reflection-transmission coefficient matrix method to calculate static displacement field of stratified half-space by dislocation source, Chinese J. Geophys., 32, 191-205.

Xie, X.B. and Yao, Z.X., 1989, Simultaneous inversion method for investigating the faulting process from the seismic data, in: Progress of Geophysics in China in 1980s, Academic Periodical Press, Beijing PP 450-459, (in Chinese).

Xie, X.B. Chen, Y. and Yan, W., 1988, A new method to determine Q of the rock sample in a servo-controlled testing machine, in: The Physical Properties of the Rock and Minerals, Seismological Press, Beijing (in Chinese).

Xie, X.B. and Yao, Z.X., 1988, P-SV wave responses for a point source in two-dimensional heterogeneous media: finite-difference method, Chinese J. Geophys., 31, 473-493.

Xie, X.B., 1988, Method of Synthetic Seismograms and their Applications for Investigating Seismic Source Processes, Ph.D Thesis, Institute of Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.

Xie, X.B. and Yao, Z.X., 1987, Near field strong motion simulation of the June 9, 1976 Longling Yunnan, magnitude 6.2 aftershock, Acta Geophysica Sinica, 30, 159-168.

Ye, Z.R. and Xie, X.B., 1985, The isostasy and crustal density structure of Panzhihua-Xichang region in southwestern China, Acta Geophysica Sinica, 28, 260-267 (in Chinese).

Xie, X.B., 1985, Non-elasticity of the medium inside the earth, Seismological and Geomagnetic Observation and Research, 6 (6), 7-13. (in Chinese)

Guo, Z.Q. and Xie, X.B., 1982, The creep property of the earth’s mantle, Acta Geophysica Sinica, 25, 304-314 (in Chinese).

Gu, J.C., Xie, X.B. and Zhao, L., 1982, On spatial distribution of large aftershocks of the sequence of major earthquakes and preliminary theoretical explanation, Acta Seismologica Sinica, 4, 380-388(in Chinese).

Gu, J.C., Xie, X.B. and Zhao, L., 1979, On temporal distribution of large aftershocks of the sequence of major earthquakes and preliminary theoretical explanation, Acta Geophysica Sinica, 22, 32-46 (in Chinese).

Partially Peer Reviewed Expanded Abstracts (SEG/EAGE/CPS)\

Han, B. and X.B. Xie, 2021, Investigating the influence of the free-surface ghosts to depth image through the point spread function, EAGE 2021 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Volume 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202112588.

Han, B. and X.B. Xie, 2021, Efficient angle measurements and wavefield decompositions for mono-frequency waves, First International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy, 2021 Expanded Abstracts, https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2021-3583082.1

Liu, Y., B. He, X.B. Xie and Y. Zheng, 2021, Amplitude versus angle (AVA) using controlled-order multiples, First International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy, 2021 Expanded Abstracts, https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2021-3581132.1

Liu, S., X.B. Xie, R.S. Wu, Z. Yan and H. Gu, 2020, An effective true-amplitude Gaussian beam migration via illumination compensation, EAGE 2020 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Volume 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202010545

Han, B. and X.B. Xie, 2020, Wavefield injection and reconstruction in acoustic and elastic reverse time migrations, EAGE 2020 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Volume 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202010854

Han, B. and X.B. Xie, 2020, Free surface elastic wave injection and wavefield reconstruction with applications to elastic RTM, 90th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2020-3410057.1

Chen, J., S. Hu, X.B. Xie, X. Zhang, T. Huang, Y. Lei, Z. Li and Q. Zhang, 2020, A digital elevation model based topographic risk classification method and its applications in complex mountainous areas, 90th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2020-3422791.1.

Wang, N., X.B. Xie, M. Duan, D. Li, R.S. Wu, 2019, Improving seismic image resolution in a carbonate fracture cave region: A case study, 89th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, 32-36. https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2019-3215909.1Liu, Y., B. He, Y. Zheng, and X.B. Xie, 2018, Reflection-intensity waveform inversion, 88th Annual International Meeting, SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 1278-1282. https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2018-2995832.1

Liu, Ji., X.B. Xie, and B. Chen, 2017, RTM amplitude correction in angle-domain based on Poynting vectors, International Geophysical Conference, Qingdao, China, 17-20 April 2017, Expanded Abstracts, 95-98.

He, B., X.B. Xie, H. Ning, Y. He, B. Chen, 2017, The effect of strong near surface scattering on the quality of seismic imaging, 87th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, 2715-2720.

Xie, X.B., B. Chen, and H. Ning, 2016, How scatterings from small-scale near-surface heterogeneities affecting seismic data and the quality of depth image, analysis based on seismic resolution, 86th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, 4278-4282.

Xie, X.B., and Z. Yan, 2016, A Poynting vector based illumination and resolution analysis method for full wave RTM, 86th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, 4372-4377.

He, B., D. Tang, Y. He, X.B. Xie, B. Long, 2016, The imaging resolution analysis for complex models applied in seismic survey design, 86th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, 265-269.Zhou, H., S. Chen, R.S. Wu, X.B. Xie, and H. Ren, 2016, Reflected wave least-squares migration with correct image phase, 86th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, 4476-4480.

Luo, J.R., and X.B. Xie, 2016, Frequency domain FWI with angle domain wavenumber filter using local slant stacking, 78th Conference & Technical Exhibition, EAGE, Expanded Abstracts, P1 11, DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201600640.

Xie, X.B., 2015, An angle-domain wavenumber filter for multi-scale full-waveform inversion, 85th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, 1132-1137.Chen, B. and X.B. Xie, 2015, An efficient method for broadband seismic illumination and resolution analyses, 85th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, 4227-4231.

Liu, Y., H. Hu, X.B. Xie and Y. Zheng, 2015, Reverse time migration of internal multiples, 85th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, 4121-4126.

Xie, X.B., D. Lokshtanov, and J. Pajchel, 2014, Finite-frequency sensitivity kernels and turning-wave tomography, possibilities and difficulties, 84th Annual International Meeting, SEG Expanded Abstracts, 4821-4826.

Xie, X.B., and J. Pajchel, 2014, Velocity tomography based on turning waves and finite-frequency sensitivity kernels, CPS/SEG Beijing 2014 International Geophysical Conference, 756-760.

Geng, Y., and X.B. Xie, 2014, Gaussian beam based sensitivity kernel calculation and its applications in turning wave tomography, CPS/SEG Beijing 2014 International Geophysical Conference, 656-660.

Xie, X.B., 2013, Seismic wave scattering in 3D random media: A finite-difference simulation and slowness domain analysis, 83rd Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 3428-3432.

Xie, X.B., 2013, Recover certain low-frequency information for full waveform inversion, 83rd Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1253-1257.

Yan, R., R.S. Wu, X.B. Xie, and D. Walraven, 2013, A hybrid elastic one-way propagator for strong-contrast media and its application to subsalt migration, 83rd Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 3815-3819.

Yan, R., H. Guan, X.B. Xie, and R.S. Wu, 2013, Acquisition aperture correction in angle-domain towards the true-reflection RTM, 83rd Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 3989-3994.

Liu, Y., H. Lu, Y. Quan, and X.B. Xie, 2013, Frequency-domain crosswell reverse time migration with up and downgoing wave separation, Frequency-domain crosswell reverse time migration with up and downgoing wave separation, 83rd Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 4043-4048.

Yan, R., and X.B. Xie, 2012, AVA analysis based on RTM angle-domain common image gather, 82th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 521-526.

Xie, X.B., 2011, Calculating finite-frequency sensitivity kernels using the Gaussian beam method, 81th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts 30, 3892-3897.

Yan, R., and X.B. Xie, 2011, Angle gather extraction for acoustic and isotropic elastic RTM, 81th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts 30, 3141-3146.

Wu, R.S., R. Yan, X.B. Xie, and D. Walraven, 2010, Elastic converted-wave path migration for subsalt imaging, 80th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts 29, 3176-3180.

He, Y., and X.B. Xie, 2010, Velocity analysis using shot-indexed sensitivity kernels: application to a complex geological model, 80th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts 29, 4082-4087.

Yan, R., and X.B. Xie, 2010, The new angle-domain imaging condition for elastic RTM, 80th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 3181-3186.

He, Y., X.B. Xie, and H. Yang, 2009, Angle-domain sensitivity kernels for migration velocity analysis: comparison between theoretically derived and directly measured, 79th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 2909-2913.

Xie, X.B., and H. Yang, 2009, Finite-frequency sensitivity analysis and migration velocity updating, CNPC/SEG Beijing 2009, International Geophysical Conference, Expanded Abstracts, ID:7.Yang, H., X.B. Xie, and Y. He, 2009, Velocity analysis for plane-wave source migration using the finite-frequency sensitivity kernel, 79th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 3670-3674

.Xu, W, and X.B. Xie, 2009, How serious is the nonlinear effect on traveltime delays predicted by sensitivity kernels, 79th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 4049-4053.

Yan, R., and X.B. Xie, 2009, A new angle-domain imaging condition for prestack reverse-time migration, 79th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 2784-2788.

Xie, X.B., and H. Yang, 2008, A wave-equation migration velocity analysis approach based on the finite-frequency sensitivity kernel, 78th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 3093-3097.

Yang, H., X.B. Xie, S. Jin and M. Luo, 2008, Target oriented full-wave equation based illumination analysis, 78th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 2216-2220.

Xie, X.B., and H. Yang, 2008, A full-wave equation based seismic illumination analysis method, 70th Conference & Technical Exhibition, EAGE, Expanded Abstracts, P284.Xie, X.B. and H. Yang, 2007, A migration velocity updating method based on the shot index common image gather and finite-frequency sensitivity kernel, 77th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 2767-2771.

Xie, X.B. and R.S. Wu, 2006, A depth migration method based on the full-wave reverse-time calculation and local one-way propagation, 76th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 2333-2337.

Wu, R.S., X.B. Xie, M. Fehler and L. Huang, 2006, Resolution analysis of seismic imaging, 68th Conference & Technical Exhibition, EAGE, Expanded Abstracts, GO48.

Xie, X.B., R.S.,Wu, M. Fehler and L. Huang, 2005, Seismic resolution and illumination: A wave-equation-based analysis, 75th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1862-1865.

Fehler, M., L. Huang, R.S. Wu, and X.B. Xie, 2005, Seismic image resolution: numerical investigation of role of migration imaging operator, 75th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1870-1873.

Luo, M., R.S. Wu, and X.B. Xie, 2005, True amplitude one-way propagators implemented with localized corrections on beamlets, 75th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1966-1969.

Xie, X.B. and Wu, R.S., 2004, Multicomponent depth migration for a modified 2D elastic salt model, CNPC/SEG/EAGE Beijing 2004, International Geophysical Conference, Expanded Abstracts.Xie, X.B., S. Jin and R.S. Wu, 2004, Wave equation based illumination analysis, 74th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 933-936.

Luo, M., J. Cao, X.B. Xie and R.S. Wu, 2004, Comparison of illumination analysis using one-way and full-wave propagators, 74th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 67-70.

Luo, M., R.S. Wu, and X.B. Xie, 2004, Beamlet migration using local cosine basis with shifting windows, 74th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 945-948.

Wu, R.S., M. Luo, S. Chen and X.B. Xie, 2004, Acquisition aperture correction in angle-domain and true-amplitude imaging for wave equation migration, 74th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 937-940.

Xie, X.B., S. Jin, and R.S. Wu, 2003, Three-dimensional illumination analysis using wave equation based propagator, 73rd Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 989-992.

Wu, R.S., L. Chen, and X.B. Xie, 2003, Directional illumination and acquisition dip-response, 65th Conference & Technical Exhibition, EAGE, Expanded Abstracts, P147.

Xie, X.B., and R.S. Wu, 2002, Extracting angle domain information from migrated wavefield, 72nd Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1360-1363.

Xie, X.B., and R.S. Wu, 2001, Migration of multicomponent seismic data using elastic screen method, 71st Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1069-1072.

Xie, X.B., S. Jin, and R.S. Wu, 2001, 3D prestack depth migration using generalized screen propagators, 63rd Conference & Technical Exhibition, EAGE, Expanded Abstracts, P061.

Xie, X.B, C.C. Mosher, and R.S. Wu, 2000, The application of wide angle screen propagator to 2D and 3D depth migrations, 70th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 878-881.

Wu, R.S., S. Jin, X.B. Xie, and C.C. Mosher, 2000, 2D and 3D generalized screen migrations, 62nd Conference & Technical Exhibition, EAGE, Expanded Abstracts, B-15.

Xie, X.B., and R.S. Wu, 1999, Improving the wide angle accuracy of the screen propagator for elastic wave propagation, 69th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1863-1866.

Mignet, F.C. and X.B. Xie, 1999, Wide angle screen method applied to pre-stack migration of a 2D synthetic salt-like model, 69th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1536-1539.

Xie, X.B., and R.S. Wu, 1998, Improve the wide angle accuracy of screen method under large contrast, 68th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1811-1814.

Xie, X.B. and R.S. Wu, 1998, Modeling reflections with an elastic screen method, SEG/EAGE/CPS Beijing 98, International Geophysical Conference, Expanded Abstracts, 234-237.

Xie, X.B. and R.S. Wu, 1997, Free surface boundary condition and the source term for one-way elastic wave method, 67th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1854-1857.

Xie, X.B. and R.S. Wu, 1996, 3D elastic wave modeling using the complex screen method, 66th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1247-1250.

Xie, X.B. and Wu, R.S., 1995, A complex-screen method for modeling elastic wave reflections, 65th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1269-1272.

Wu, R.S., Huang, L.J. and Xie, X.B., 1995, Backscattered wave calculation using the De Wolf approximation and a phase-screen propagator, 65th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1293-1296.

Wu, R.S. and Xie, X.B., 1994, Separation of scattering and absorption in 1D random media: II. Numerical experiments on stationary problems, 64th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Expanded Abstracts, 1302-1305.

Wu, R.S. and Xie, X.B., 1993, A complex-screen method for elastic wave one-way propagation in heterogeneous media, Expanded abstracts of the 3rd International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society.

Technical Reports in Proceedings

Lay, T., M. Avants, X.B. Xie, and A.J. Rodgers, 2012, Effects of 3D surface topography on regional and teleseismic signals from underground explosions. Proceedings of the 2012 Monitoring Research Review: Ground-Based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, 419-427.

Lay, T., M. Avants, X.B. Xie, and A.J. Rodgers, 2011, Effects of 2D surface topography on regional and teleseismic signals from underground explosions, Proceedings of the 33rd Monitoring Research Review: Ground-Based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, 91-97.

Lay, T., X.B. Xie and X. Yang, 2009, Development of regional phase tomographic attenuation models for Eurasia, Proceedings of the 31st Monitoring Research Review: Ground-based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, 101-110.

Lay, T., X.B. Xie and X. Yang, 2008, Development of regional phase tomographic attenuation models for Eurasia, Proceedings of the 30th Monitoring Research Review: Ground-based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, 98-107.

Xie, X.B., T. Lay, R.S. Wu, and Y. He, 2007, Near source energy partitioning for regional waves in 2d and 3d models, effects from random free surface scattering, Proceedings of the 29th Monitoring Research Review: Ground-based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, 322-332.

Lay, T., X.B. Xie, X. Yang, and M. Arrowsmith, 2007, Development of regional phase tomographic attenuation models for Eurasia, Proceedings of the 29th Monitoring Research Review: Ground-based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, 100-110.

Xie, X.B., T. Lay, R.S. Wu, and Y. He, 2006, Near source energy partitioning for regional waves in 2d and 3d models, contributions of free surface scattering, Proceedings of the 28th Seismic Research Review: Ground-based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, 304-314.

Lay, T., X. Yang, X.B. Xie, S. Taylor, and M. Arrowsmith, 2006, Development of regional phase tomographic attenuation models for Eurasia, Proceedings of the 28th Seismic Research Review: Ground-based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, 71-81.

Xie, X.B., T. Lay, and R.S. Wu, 2005, Near source energy partitioning for regional waves in 2d and 3d models, contributions of S*-to-Lg and P-to-Lg scattering, Proceedings of the 27th Seismic Research Review: Ground-based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, 249-258.

Lay, T., X.B. Xie, X. Yang, S. Taylor, and W. Phillips, 2005, Development of regional phase tomographic attenuation models for Eurasia, Proceedings of the 27th Seismic Research Review: Ground-based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, 53-60.

Wu, R.S., X.B. Xie, Z. Ge and T. Lay, 2004, quantifying source excitation and path effects for high frequency regional waves, Proceedings of the 26th Seismic Research Review, Trends in Nuclear Explosion Monitoring, 191-201.

Wu, R.S., X.B. Xie, X. Wu and T. Lay, 2003, Quantifying source excitation and path effects for high frequency regional waves, Proceedings of the 25th Seismic Research Review, Nuclear Explosion Monitoring: Building the Knowledge Base, 173-181.

Wu, R.S., X.B. Xie, X. Wu and T. Lay, 2002, Quantifying source excitation and path effects for high frequency regional waves, Proceedings of the 24th Seismic Research Review, Nuclear Explosion Monitoring: Innovation and Integration, 209-218.

Wu, R.S., X.B. Xie, and X. Wu, 2000, Seismic wave propagation and scattering in heterogeneous crustal waveguides using screen propagators: P-SV waves, Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Seismic Research Symposium on Monitoring a CTBT, 683-693.

Lay, T., G. Fan, R.S. Wu and X.B. Xie, 1999, Path corrections for regional phase discriminants, Proceedings of the 21st Annual Seismic Research Symposium on Monitoring a CTBT, 510-519.

Wu, R.S., X.B. Xie and X.Y. Wu, 1999, Lg wave simulations in heterogeneous crusts with irregular topography using half-space screen propagators, Proceedings of the 21st Annual Seismic Research Symposium on Monitoring a CTBT, 683-693.

Wu, R.S., X.B. Xie, S. Jin, L. Fu and T. Lay, 1998, Seismic wave propagation and scattering, in heterogeneous crustal waveguides using screen propagators, Proceedings of the 20th Annual Seismic Research symposium on Monitoring a CTBT, 213-222.

Wu, R.S., S., Jin, X.B. Xie and T. Lay, 1997, Verification and applications of GSP (Generalized Screen Propagators) method for regional wave propagation, Proceedings of the 19th Annual Seismic Research Symposium on Monitoring a CTBT, 552-561.

Wu, R.S., S. Jin and X.B. Xie, 1996, Seismic wave propagation and scattering in heterogeneous crustal waveguides using screen propagators: I SH-waves, 291-300, Proceedings of the 18th Annual Seismic Research Symposium on Monitoring a CTBT, 4-6 September 1996.

Wu, R.S., T. Lay, X.B. Xie and L.J. Huang, 1995, Synthetic seismograms in heterogeneous media and study of formation and propagation of regional phases, Proceedings of the 17th Seismic Research Symposium, September 12-15, 1995, Scottsdale, AZ, 531-538.

Lay, T., Xie, X.B. and Zhang, T., 1993, Lg propagation in Eurasia, Proceedings of the 15th Annual PL/DARPA Seismic Research Symposium, September 8-10, 1993, Vail, Colorado, 234-240.

Lay, T., Xie, X.B. and Zhang, T., 1992, Lg propagation in Eurasia, Proceedings of the 14th Annual PL/DARPA Seismic Research Symposium, September 16-18, 1992, Tucson, Arizona, 274-281.

Flatte, S.M., Xie, X.B. and Zhang, T., 1991, The effect of small-scale heterogeneities for teleseismic and regional high-frequency propagation, Proceedings of the 13th Annual PL/DARPA Seismic Research Symposium, October 8-10, 1991, Keystone, CO, 187-193.