Floating vessel based system for generating a multidimensional seismic data set for a target area

A floating vessel based system for generating a multidimensional seismic data set for a target area under water, the floating vessel based system comprising:

• a. a plurality of seismic sources proximate to a floating vessel, providing a plurality of seismic energy pulses through water to the target area forming a plurality of reflected seismic energy pulses;
• b. a plurality of neutrally buoyant non-stationary seismic nodes each configured for towing through water using at least one rope, each non-stationary seismic node comprising:
• (i) a plurality of analog to digital converters;
• (ii) a plurality of seismic sensors, each seismic sensor electrically connected to one of the analog to digital converters and configured to receive reflected seismic energy pulses through the water;
• (iii) a power supply electrically connects to each analog to digital converter;
• (iv) a first processor electrically connects to the power supply and electronically connects to the analog to digital converter;
• (v) a high precision clock electronically connected to the first processor and electrically connected to the power supply;
• (vi) a data storage connected to the first processor, contains computer instructions to instruct the first processor (i) to collect digital values from the analog to digital converters using a preset sampling interval between 0.1 milliseconds and 2 milliseconds (ii) to provide a time stamp forming a multidimensional marine seismic record, (iii) to store the multidimensional marine seismic records in the data storage, (iv) to combine a plurality of multidimensional marine seismic records into a digital data series and save in the data storage;
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• c. a second processor with second data storage on the floating vessel, the second data storage instructing the second processor to receive, each digital data series combining the digital data series for all non-stationary seismic nodes and automatically generate a multidimensional seismic data set for the target area, wherein the multidimensional seismic data set for the target area has a spatial resolution from 0.05 meter to 12.5 meter and a temporal resolution from 100 microsecond to 2 milliseconds.