On the effective inversion by imposing <Emphasis Type="Italic">a priori</Emphasis> information for retrieval of land surface parameters

The anisotropy of the land surface can be best described by the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF). As the field of multiangular remote sensing advances, it is increasingly probable that BRDF models can be inverted to estimate the important biological or climatological parameters of the earth surface such as leaf area index and albedo. The state-of-the-art of BRDF is the use of the linear kernel-driven models, mathematically described as the linear combination of the isotropic kernel, volume scattering kernel and geometric optics kernel. The computational stability is characterized by the algebraic operator spectrum of the kernel-matrix and the observation errors. Therefore, the retrieval of the model coefficients is of great importance for computation of the land surface albedos. We first consider the smoothing solution method of the kernel-driven BRDF models for retrieval of land surface albedos. This is known as an ill-posed inverse problem. The ill-posedness arises from that the linear kernel driven BRDF model is usually underdetermined if there are too few looks or poor directional ranges, or the observations are highly dependent. For example, a single angular observation may lead to an under-determined system whose solution is infinite (the null space of the kernel operator contains nonzero vectors) or no solution (the rank of the coefficient matrix is not equal to the augmented matrix). Therefore, some smoothing or regularization technique should be applied to suppress the ill-posedness. So far, least squares error methods with a priori knowledge, QR decomposition method for inversion of the BRDF model and regularization theories for ill-posed inversion were developed. In this paper, we emphasize on imposing a priori information in different spaces. We first propose a general a priori imposed regularization model problem, and then address two forms of regularization scheme. The first one is a regularized singular value decomposition method, and then we propose a retrieval method in I ¹ space. We show that the proposed method is suitable for solving land surface parameter retrieval problem if the sampling data are poor. Numerical experiments are also given to show the efficiency of the proposed methods. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10501051, 10871191), and Key Project of Chinese National Programs for Fundamental Research and Development (Grant Nos. 2007CB714400, 2005CB422104)     

Model Fusion and Joint Inversion

Inverse problems are inherently non-unique, and regularization is needed to obtain stable and reasonable solutions. The regularization adds information to the problem and determines which solution, out of the infinitely many, is obtained. In this paper, we review and discuss the case when a priori information exists in the form of either known structure or in the form of another inverse problem for a different property. The challenge is to include such information in the inversion process. To use existing known structure, we review the concept of model fusion, where we build a regularization functional that fuses the inverted model to a known one. The fusion is achieved by four different techniques. Joint inversion of two data sets is achieved by using iterative data fusion. The paper discusses four different methods for joint inversion. We discuss the use of correspondence maps or the petrophysics of the rocks, as well as structure. In particular, we suggest to further stabilize the well-known gradient cross product and suggest a new technique, Joint Total Variation, to solve the problem. The Joint Total Variation is a convex functional for joint inversion and, as such, has favorable optimization properties. We experiment with the techniques on the DC resistivity problem and the borehole tomography and show how model fusion and joint inversion can significantly improve over existing techniques.     

浅谈反射地震走时层析中的正则化

反射地震走时层析本质上是一个病态问题,而正则化是改善问题病态程度的有效手段.反射地震走时层析最终可归结为线性方程组的求解,本文讨论了在线性方程组求解过程中正则化的作用和方式.正则化的作用有:(1)用超定分量约束欠定分量和零空间分量;(2)用先验信息约束欠定分量和零空间分量;(3)对射线的不均匀覆盖进行阻尼;(4)对数据的不准确性进行阻尼.正则化的加入方式有:(1)加法型(将正则化矩阵补在层析矩阵后面,包括导数型正则化和零阶正则化,一阶导数型正则化对应最平坦解,二阶导数型正则化对应最光滑解,零阶正则化对应紧约束解);(2)乘法型(将正则化矩阵与层析矩阵相乘,主要包括阻尼型正则化).并利用简单的模型对正则化的效果进行了试验,发现经各种正则化约束后,与未加任何正则化约束得到的速度模型比较,尽管恢复的异常体的幅度不如后者大,但得到的速度剖面要平滑得多,更利于后续的射线追踪正演和层析反演.     

基于Shearlet变换和广义全变分正则化的地震数据重建

压缩感知技术通常利用地震信号在某一变换域内的稀疏性质,将随机缺失的地震数据重建问题转化为L1正则化问题.本文首先通过Shearlet变换获得地震信号的稀疏性质,再将广义全变分（TGV）约束引入L1正则化模型,构建了基于Shearlet变换的双正则化模型用于重建地下介质的图像.与传统L1正则化方法相比,基于Shearlet变换的双正则化方法不仅考虑了信号的稀疏性,同时兼顾了地下介质结构的复杂性,可以较好的重建地下结构体的图像.最后采用交替方向乘子法（ADMM）求解所建模型,每个子问题均可得到显式解.数值实验对比了基于小波变换、Shearlet变换的L1正则化方法和TGV正则化方法,结果表明基于Shearlet变换的双正则化方法对于随机采样50%数据的情况具有较好的重建结果,同时对于有限范围的连续缺失数据的重建亦具有一定的有效性.     

三维大地电磁自适应L1范数正则化反演

常规三维大地电磁反演的正则项为L₂范数,它以电阻率空间分布函数处处光滑为模型期望,弱化了算法对电性突变界面的分辨能力.本文实现了正则项为L₁范数的三维大地电磁反演算法,让模型空间梯度向量更有机会取得稀疏解,在充分正则的迭代下能够有效突出模型真实电性界面.为避免L₁范数零点不可导带来的求解困难,使用迭代重加权最小二乘法把原问题转换为一系列L₂正则子问题迭代求解.每个子问题的极小方法使用改进型拟牛顿法,其下降方向既能保证正则项海塞矩阵的精确性,又能允许反演过程随迭代灵活更新正则因子.使用比值法或分段衰减法自适应更新正则因子以避免迭代早期陷入奇异解,从而提升反演收敛的稳定性并降低初始模型依赖度.合成的无噪数据反演表明L₁正则算法的模型恢复效果优于L₂正则;不同噪声水平的合成数据反演表明本文的算法具有稳健性;实测数据反演对比表明在合理的正则因子调整策略下,L₁正则反演结果的模型分辨率优于L₂正则.另外,不同初始模型的反演测试还表明,正则因子选取不合理时L₁正则可能造成方块状假异常.     

储层重力密度反演后验约束正则化方法

本文针对蒸汽辅助重力泄油(SAGD)生产中开发监测问题,发展了综合应用地震及重力数据反演储层密度的联合反演算法.通过测井数据建立纵波阻抗与密度的直接关系,并推导出这种关系下重力与纵波阻抗数据联合反演的计算方法,从而计算出蒸汽腔体密度分布规律.文中应用密度反演后验约束正则化方法,采用Tikhonov正则化模型,通过波阻抗数据作为约束进行联合反演,在算法上提高了稳定性,同时得到较高的反演精度.文中对SAGD生产中的理论模型进行了方法试算,并分析了算法的误差,最终应用于SAGD生产的实际数据中,通过最终反演结果分析,该方法取得了很好的应用效果.     

First‐arrival traveltime tomography with modified total‐variation regularization

First‐arrival traveltime tomography is a robust tool for near‐surface velocity estimation. A common approach to stabilizing the ill‐posed inverse problem is to apply Tikhonov regularization to the inversion. However, the Tikhonov regularization method recovers smooth local structures while blurring the sharp features in the model solution. We present a first‐arrival traveltime tomography method with modified total‐variation regularization to preserve sharp velocity contrasts and improve the accuracy of velocity inversion. To solve the minimization problem of the new traveltime tomography method, we decouple the original optimization problem into the two following subproblems: a standard traveltime tomography problem with the traditional Tikhonov regularization and a L₂ total‐variation problem. We apply the conjugate gradient method and split‐Bregman iterative method to solve these two subproblems, respectively. Our synthetic examples show that the new method produces higher resolution models than the conventional traveltime tomography with Tikhonov regularization, and creates less artefacts than the total variation regularization method for the models with sharp interfaces. For the field data, pre‐stack time migration sections show that the modified total‐variation traveltime tomography produces a near‐surface velocity model, which makes statics corrections more accurate.     

地层格架正则化约束下的二维立体层析反演

通过把地层格架信息作用于立体层析Fréchet导数矩阵,使得更新后的速度模型呈现出符合地质规律的块状特征.地层格架信息基于立体层析反演中得到的反射点位置进行非规则B样条插值拟合得到,因此在反演中它将会随着反射点位置的更新自然得到更新.与前人提出的保边缘层析算法或多层立体层析算法相比,本文提出的地层格架正则化无需引入混合正则化项或定义某种复杂的混合速度格式,更为直接也更容易实现.理论和实际数据算例证实了该正则化技巧的稳健性和可靠性,能够得到与实际地质构造特征更为一致的地质一致性反演结果.     

Blocky regularization schemes for Full‐Waveform Inversion★

With ill‐posed inverse problems such as Full‐Waveform Inversion, regularization schemes are needed to constrain the solution. Whereas many regularization schemes end up smoothing the model, an undesirable effect with FWI where high‐resolution maps are sought, blocky regularization does not: it identifies and preserves strong velocity contrasts leading to step‐like functions. These models might be needed for imaging with wave‐equation based techniques such as Reverse Time Migration or for reservoir characterization. Enforcing blockiness in the model space amounts to enforcing a sparse representation of discontinuities in the model. Sparseness can be obtained using the ?¹ norm or Cauchy function which are related to long‐tailed probability density functions. Detecting these discontinuities with vertical and horizontal gradient operators helps constraining the model in both directions. Blocky regularization can also help recovering higher wavenumbers that the data used for inversion would allow, thus helping controlling the cost of FWI. While the Cauchy function yields blockier models, both ?¹ and Cauchy attenuate illumination and inversion artifacts.     

基于Extrapolation Tikhonov正则化算法的重力数据三维约束反演

通过研究重力数据三维反演解的病态性,利用基于拉格朗日插值方法的Extrapolation Tikhonov正则化方法来解决反演中解的不唯一性和不稳定性问题,该方法最大限度的减少了因正则化参数的引入而在反演结果中介入的误差,同时详细讨论了基于三种选择原则的正则化双参数的具体选择方法,模型试算结果表明,与原Tikhonov方法相比,该方法提高了反演的拟合精度.其次,为了消除核函数随深度增加而快速衰减对反演结果的影响,本文改进了前人的重力数据三维反演深度加权函数,改进后的加权函数与原函数相比能更好的识别异常体底部密度分布特征,对于埋深较深的异常体具有较好的识别效果,更好的解决了由近地面趋肤效应作用引起的密度分布不均的问题.同时,利用上下限约束函数限制每一个立方体的密度差范围,并应用于多组人工合成模型.结果表明:该反演方法能准确地获得正演模型的预设参数范围和位置.     

Extracting the Virtual Reflected Wavelet from TEM Data Based on Regularizing Method

A pseudo-seismic interpretation method is an alternative way to process and explain transient electromagnetic (TEM) data, and has become a popular research field in recent years. TEM signals which satisfy the diffusion equation can be converted by means of a mathematical transformation into ones which obey the wave equation. For an ill-posed problem of this kind of transformation, a sub-regularization algorithm is developed in this paper to extract a virtual wavelet of the TEM field. According to the conventional designation of TEM recordings, the entire integration period is divided into seven time intervals. In order to avoid low accuracy in the calculations, high-density wavefield data has been calculated based on the former sub-division. Therefore, the virtual wavelet can be extracted successfully by using an optimized algorithm to obtain high-density integral coefficients for all time windows, and a satisfactory condition number of the coefficient matrix while taking a different channel number in each time period. The Tikhonov regularization inversion scheme is used to determine the optimal parameters based on minimizing a least squares misfit, and the Newton iterative formula is used to obtain optimal regularization parameters. Both synthetic model simulations and a real data interpretation example indicate that the proposed pseudo-seismic wavefield method is a suitable alternative way to interpret TEM data.     

A Trade-Off Solution between Model Resolution and Covariance in Surface-Wave Inversion

Regularization is necessary for inversion of ill-posed geophysical problems. Appraisal of inverse models is essential for meaningful interpretation of these models. Because uncertainties are associated with regularization parameters, extra conditions are usually required to determine proper parameters for assessing inverse models. Commonly used techniques for assessment of a geophysical inverse model derived (generally iteratively) from a linear system are based on calculating the model resolution and the model covariance matrices. Because the model resolution and the model covariance matrices of the regularized solutions are controlled by the regularization parameter, direct assessment of inverse models using only the covariance matrix may provide incorrect results. To assess an inverted model, we use the concept of a trade-off between model resolution and covariance to find a proper regularization parameter with singular values calculated in the last iteration. We plot the singular values from large to small to form a singular value plot. A proper regularization parameter is normally the first singular value that approaches zero in the plot. With this regularization parameter, we obtain a trade-off solution between model resolution and model covariance in the vicinity of a regularized solution. The unit covariance matrix can then be used to calculate error bars of the inverse model at a resolution level determined by the regularization parameter. We demonstrate this approach with both synthetic and real surface-wave data.     

水平层状介质中双侧向测井资料的迭代Tikhonov正则化反演

根据非线性反演理论与Morozov偏差原理研究建立从双侧向测井(DLL)资料中同时重构地层原状电阻率、侵入带电阻率、侵入半径、层界面位置以及井眼泥浆电阻率的迭代正则化算法.首先利用Tikhonov正则化反演理论将双侧向测井资料的反演问题转化为含有稳定泛函的非线性目标函数的极小化问题,并利用Gauss-Newton算法确定极小化解.为得到稳定的反演结果并有效实现测井资料的最佳拟合,在迭代过程中将Morozov偏差原理和Cholesky分解技术相结合,建立了一套后验选择正则化因子的方法.最后通过理论模型和大庆油田实际测井资料的处理结果,验证了该算法能够取得更为满意的反演效果.     

A two-step wavelet-based regularization for linear inversion of geophysical data

Regularization methods are used to recover a unique and stable solution in ill-posed geophysical inverse problems. Due to the connection of homogeneous operators that arise in many geophysical inverse problems to the Fourier basis, for these operators classical regularization methods possess some limitations that one may try to circumvent by wavelet techniques.
In this paper, we introduce a two-step wavelet-based regularization method that combines classical regularization methods with wavelet transform to solve ill-posed linear inverse problems in geophysics. The power of the two-step wavelet-based regularization for linear inversion is twofold. First, regularization parameter choice is straightforward; it is obtained from a priori estimate of data variance. Second, in two-step wavelet-based regularization the basis can simultaneously diagonalize both the operator and the prior information about the model to be recovered. The latter is performed by wavelet-vaguelette decomposition using orthogonal symmetric fractional B-spline wavelets.
In the two-step wavelet-based regularization method, at the first step where fully classical tools are used, data is inverted for the Moore-Penrose solution of the problem, which is subsequently used as a preliminary input model for the second step. Also in this step, a model-independent estimate of data variance is made using nonparametric estimation and L-curve analysis. At the second step, wavelet-based regularization is used to partially recover the smoothness properties of the exact model from the oscillatory preliminary model.
We illustrated the efficiency of the method by applying on a synthetic vertical seismic profiling data. The results indicate that a simple non-linear operation of weighting and thresholding of wavelet coefficients can consistently outperform classical linear inverse methods.     

Increasing numerical efficiency of iterative solution for total least-squares in datum transformations

Cartesian coordinate transformation between two erroneous coordinate systems is considered within the Errors-In-Variables (EIV) model. The adjustment of this model is usually called the total Least-Squares (LS). There are many iterative algorithms given in geodetic literature for this adjustment. They give equivalent results for the same example and for the same user-defined convergence error tolerance. However, their convergence speed and stability are affected adversely if the coefficient matrix of the normal equations in the iterative solution is ill-conditioned. The well-known numerical techniques, such as regularization, shifting-scaling of the variables in the model, etc., for fixing this problem are not applied easily to the complicated equations of these algorithms. The EIV model for coordinate transformations can be considered as the nonlinear Gauss-Helmert (GH) model. The (weighted) standard LS adjustment of the iteratively linearized GH model yields the (weighted) total LS solution. It is uncomplicated to use the above-mentioned numerical techniques in this LS adjustment procedure. In this contribution, it is shown how properly diminished coordinate systems can be used in the iterative solution of this adjustment. Although its equations are mainly studied herein for 3D similarity transformation with differential rotations, they can be derived for other kinds of coordinate transformations as shown in the study. The convergence properties of the algorithms established based on the LS adjustment of the GH model are studied considering numerical examples. These examples show that using the diminished coordinates for both systems increases the numerical efficiency of the iterative solution for total LS in geodetic datum transformation: the corresponding algorithm working with the diminished coordinates converges much faster with an error of at least 10^-5 times smaller than the one working with the original coordinates.     

Ground water model calibration using pilot points and regularization

Use of nonlinear parameter estimation techniques is now commonplace in ground water model calibration. However, there is still ample room for further development of these techniques in order to enable them to extract more information from calibration datasets, to more thoroughly explore the uncertainty associated with model predictions, and to make them easier to implement in various modeling contexts. This paper describes the use of "pilot points" as a methodology for spatial hydraulic property characterization. When used in conjunction with nonlinear parameter estimation software that incorporates advanced regularization functionality (such as PEST), use of pilot points can add a great deal of flexibility to the calibration process at the same time as it makes this process easier to implement. Pilot points can be used either as a substitute for zones of piecewise parameter uniformity, or in conjunction with such zones. In either case, they allow the disposition of areas of high and low hydraulic property value to be inferred through the calibration process, without the need for the modeler to guess the geometry of such areas prior to estimating the parameters that pertain to them. Pilot points and regularization can also be used as an adjunct to geostatistically based stochastic parameterization methods. Using the techniques described herein, a series of hydraulic property fields can be generated, all of which recognize the stochastic characterization of an area at the same time that they satisfy the constraints imposed on hydraulic property values by the need to ensure that model outputs match field measurements. Model predictions can then be made using all of these fields as a mechanism for exploring predictive uncertainty.     

A robust approach to time‐to‐depth conversion and interval velocity estimation from time migration in the presence of lateral velocity variations

The problem of conversion from time‐migration velocity to an interval velocity in depth in the presence of lateral velocity variations can be reduced to solving a system of partial differential equations. In this paper, we formulate the problem as a non‐linear least‐squares optimization for seismic interval velocity and seek its solution iteratively. The input for the inversion is the Dix velocity, which also serves as an initial guess. The inversion gradually updates the interval velocity in order to account for lateral velocity variations that are neglected in the Dix inversion. The algorithm has a moderate cost thanks to regularization that speeds up convergence while ensuring a smooth output. The proposed method should be numerically robust compared to the previous approaches, which amount to extrapolation in depth monotonically. For a successful time‐to‐depth conversion, image‐ray caustics should be either nonexistent or excluded from the computational domain. The resulting velocity can be used in subsequent depth‐imaging model building. Both synthetic and field data examples demonstrate the applicability of the proposed approach.     

瑞雷波多阶模式频散曲线稀疏正则化反演方法研究

目前瑞雷波多阶模式频散曲线反演中仅考虑数据的拟合,缺乏对模型的约束,不能很好地刻画地层间断面的问题,针对此问题,研究了瑞雷波多阶模式频散曲线稀疏正则化反演方法.正演模拟基于广义反射-透射系数法,数值计算上采用一种快速求根方法,与二等分方法相比,能够在很短的时间内达到最优的收敛效果;反演建模时采用L1范数正则化方法对模型...     

基于初至波走时层析成像的Tikhonov正则化与梯度优化算法

初至波走时层析成像是利用地震初至波走时和其传播的射线路径来反演地下介质速度的技术.该问题本质上是一个不适定问题,需要使用正则化方法并辅之以适当的最优化技巧.本文从数值优化的角度介绍了初至波走时层析成像的反演原理,建立了Tikhonov正则化层析成像反演模型并提出求解极小化问题的加权修正步长的梯度下降算法.该方法可以从速度模型的可行域中迭代找到一个最优解.数值试验表明,该方法是可行和有应用前景的.