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The time slice was described earlier as the first step toward 3-D interpretation of a 3-D seismic volume. A time-slice view of the data is an improvement over vertical sections for the interpretation of depositional systems because it provides the opportunity to see a portion of depositional systems in map view. This view is key to interpreting these systems because it allows a view of the morphology of the system, which facilitates its recognition.

The time slice is the first step toward 3-D interpretation of a 3-D seismic volume. A time-slice view of the data is an improvement over vertical sections for the interpretation of depositional systems because it provides the opportunity to see a portion of depositional systems in map view. This view is key to interpreting these systems because it allows a view of the morphology of the system, which facilitates its recognition.

==Structural effects==

==Structural effects==

A time slice provides at best an image of a small portion of a depositional system. Subsequent structural [[deformation]] of the depositional surface typically means that only a small portion of a depositional system is imaged on a time slice. In fact, as the structural relief increases, the anomalies on the time slice associated with the structure quickly dominate the image.

A time slice provides at best an image of a small portion of a depositional system. Subsequent structural [[deformation]] of the depositional surface can mean that only a small portion of a depositional system is imaged on a time slice. In fact, as the structural relief increases, the anomalies on the time slice associated with the structure quickly dominate the image.

==Horizon slices==

==Horizon slices==