Methods of processing seismic data to remove unwanted noise from
meaningful reflection signals are provided for. The methods comprise the
steps of assembling seismic data into common geometry gathers in an
offset-time domain without correcting the data for normal moveout. The
amplitude data are then transformed from the offset-time domain to the
time-slowness domain using a Radon transformation. At least of subset of
the transformed data is filtered to enhance its coherent noise content
and to diminish its primary reflection signal content by defining a
slowness high-pass region and, a slowness low-pass region. The low-pass
region is defined to enhance the low slowness coherent noise content and
to diminish the primary reflection signal content thereof, thereby
generating a first subset of said transformed data having enhanced low
slowness coherent noise content. The high-pass region is defined to
enhance the high slowness coherent noise content and to diminish the
primary reflection signal content thereof, thereby generating a second
subset of said transformed data having enhanced high slowness coherent
noise content. After filtering, the first and second subsets of
transformed data are inverse transformed from the time-slowness domain
back to the offset-time domain using an inverse Radon transformation to
restore the data. The restored signal amplitude data of the first and
second subsets of data are then subtracted from the assembled data,
thereby enhancing its primary reflection signal content.