Improved methods of processing seismic data which comprise amplitude data
assembled in the offset-time domain in which primary reflection signals
and noise overlap are provided for. The methods include the step of
enhancing the separation between primary reflection signals and coherent
noise by transforming the assembled data from the offset-time domain to
the time-slowness domain. More specifically, the assembled amplitude data
are transformed from the offset-time domain to the time-slowness domain
using a Radon transformation according to an index j of the slowness set
and a sampling variable .DELTA.p;
wherein.times..times..mu..times..times..times..times..DELTA..times..times-
. ##EQU00001## .DELTA.p is from about 0.5 to about 4.0 .mu.sec/m,
p.sub.max is a predetermined maximum slowness, and p.sub.min is a
predetermined minimum slowness. Alternately, an offset weighting factor
x.sup.n is applied to the assembled amplitude data, wherein 0