Patent ID: 8522915

Claim:
A method for selecting parameters of a seismic source array comprising a plurality of source elements each having a notional source signature, the method comprising: calculating directivity effects of the seismic source array, wherein the directivity effects of the seismic source array are produced by the parameters of the seismic source array including positions of the plurality of source elements in the seismic source array, the notional source signatures of each of the plurality of source elements and firing times of each of the plurality of source elements; calculating directivity effects of a sea surface reflection of a source signal produced by the seismic source array; and adjusting the parameters of the seismic source array to provide that the directivity effects of the sea surface reflection are canceled or minimized by wherein the cancellation or minimization of the directivity effects of the sea surface reflection minimizes an angular variation of a far field response for the seismic source array in a predetermined frequency range.