Abstract
In seismic exploration, the spectral whitening is an effective measure for increasing the resolution. In this paper, the principle, the implementation procedure as well as the parameter selection and application of the spectral whitening were briefed to the point.We recognized by practice that this technique has the characteristics of wide adaptability, strong controllability as well as the stability in effects. Examples show that it could not only increase the resolution but it could also control the noise to some extent.