ELASTIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC MEDIA USING FINITE DIFFERENCES1

When treating the forward full waveform case, a fast and accurate algorithm for modelling seismic wave propagation in anisotropic inhomogeneous media is of considerable value in current exploration seismology. Synthetic seismograms were computed for P-SV wave propagation in transversely isotropic media. Among the various techniques available for seismic modelling, the finite-difference method possesses both the power and flexibility to model wave propagation accurately in anisotropic inhomogeneous media bounded by irregular interfaces. We have developed a fast high-order vectorized finite-difference algorithm adapted for the vector supercomputer. The algorithm is based on the fourth-order accurate MacCormack-type splitting scheme. Solving the equivalent first-order hyperbolic system of equations, instead of the second-order wave equation, avoids computation of the spatial derivatives of the medium's anisotropic elastic parameters. Examples indicate that anisotropy plays an important role in modelling the kinematic and the dynamic properties of the wave propagation and should be taken into account when necessary.     

双相各向异性介质中偶数阶精度有限差分数值模拟

To improve the accuracy of the conventional finite-difference method, finitedifference numerical modeling methods of any even-order accuracy are recommended. We introduce any even-order accuracy difference schemes of any-order derivatives derived from Taylor series expansion. Then, a finite-difference numerical modeling method with any evenorder accuracy is utilized to simulate seismic wave propagation in two-phase anisotropic media. Results indicate that modeling accuracy improves with the increase of difference accuracy order number. It is essential to find the optimal order number, grid size, and time step to balance modeling precision and computational complexity. Four kinds of waves, static mode in the source point, SV wave cusps, reflection and transmission waves are observed in two-phase anisotropic media through modeling.     

旋转网格和常规网格混合的时空域声波有限差分正演

压制数值频散,提高正演模拟精度,一直是有限差分正演模拟研究的重要内容.基于时空域频散关系的有限差分法,比基于空间域频散关系的传统有限差分法,模拟精度更高.时空域声波方程数值模拟,普遍采用常规十字交叉型高阶有限差分格式.而在频率-空间域,普遍采用旋转网格和常规网格混合的有限差分格式,有效提高了模拟精度和计算效率.本文将频率-空间域混合网格有限差分的思想引入到时空域,提出了时空域混合网格2 M+N型声波方程有限差分方法.首先推导出基于时空域频散关系的混合网格差分系数计算方法,然后进行频散分析、稳定性分析,并和传统高阶、时空域高阶有限差分法对比,结果表明:计算量相同时,新方法能有效压制数值频散,显著提高模拟精度;新方法相比传统2 M阶有限差分法,稳定性增强,与时空域2 M阶有限差分法稳定性基本相当.最后利用新方法进行均匀介质、层状介质、盐丘模型的数值模拟和盐丘模型的逆时偏移,模拟效果和成像质量进一步证实了该方法的有效性和普遍适用性.     

Computation of ground motion amplification in Kolkata megacity (India) using finite-difference method for seismic microzonation

This paper presents the ground motion amplification scenario along with fundamental frequency (F ₀) of sedimentary deposit for the seismic microzonation of Kolkata City, situated on the world’s largest delta island with very soft soil deposit. A 4th order accurate SH-wave viscoelastic finite-difference algorithm is used for computation of response of 1D model for each borehole location. Different maps, such as for F ₀, amplification at F ₀, average spectral amplification (ASA) in the different frequency bandwidth of earthquake engineering interest are developed for a variety of end-users communities. The obtained ASA of the order of 3–6 at most of the borehole locations in a frequency range of 0.25–10.0 Hz reveals that Kolkata City may suffer severe damage even during a moderate earthquake. Further, unexpected severe damage to collapse of multi-storey buildings may occur in localities near Hoogly River and Salt Lake area due to double resonance effects during distant large earthquakes.     

利用高阶交错网格有限差分法模拟地震波在非均匀孔隙介质中的传播

烃类储集层是一种复合多相介质，在固体颗粒的空隙中含有气体或液体. 研究弹性波在该类地层中的传播规律对于油气勘探开发，特别对于全波列声波测井有重要意义. 为了提高孔隙弹性介质数值模拟的计算效率，本文采用改进显式交错网格有限差分算法取代常用的空间域四阶和时间域二阶的速度 - 应力有限差分算法，算法的空间域为八阶、时间域为二阶. 虽然计算的时间步长略小于空间域四阶的情形，但高阶有限差分算法可以选择较粗糙的网格，因此补偿了计算的低效；同时高阶交错网格有限差分算法的空间频散性比低阶算法小. 利用该算法计算了一个两层模型的波场，同时还模拟了等效弹性和孔隙弹性模型中波的传播. 结果表明慢波及其影响明显，尽管慢波衰减很快，但被某一界面反射后，转换形成的P波和S波仍以正常的方式传播，且比慢波衰减小.     

一种全局优化的隐式交错网格有限差分算法及其在弹性波数值模拟中的应用

在数值模拟中,隐式有限差分具有较高的精度和稳定性.然而,传统隐式有限差分算法大多由于需要求解大型矩阵方程而存在计算效率偏低的局限性.本文针对一阶速度-应力弹性波方程,构建了一种优化隐式交错网格有限差分格式,然后将改进格式由时间-空间域转换为时间-波数域,利用二范数原理建立目标函数,再利用模拟退火法求取优化系数.通过对均匀模型以及复杂介质模型进行一阶速度-应力弹性波方程数值模拟所得单炮记录、波场快照分析表明:这种优化隐式交错网格差分算法与传统的几种显式和隐式交错网格有限差分算法相比不但降低了计算量,而且能有效的压制网格频散,使弹性波数值模拟的精度得到有效的提高.     

Time-domain forward and inverse modeling of lossy soils with frequency-independent Q for near-surface applications

In this paper, we are concerned with a full-waveform-based methodology that allows the simultaneous imaging of the soil's stiffness and attenuating properties, using solely the soil's surficial response to probing waves.To date, field observations of small-strain wave attenuation in geomaterials at moderate spatial scales suggest that a commonly used metric of intrinsic and apparent attenuation, the seismic quality factor Q, is frequency-independent for a wide part of the frequency spectrum, including the frequency range of interest to seismic applications. We discuss first the forward simulation of waves in near-surface soil deposits directly in the time-domain using simplified models that adequately approximate nearly frequency-independent Q. To this end, we first review various attenuation models that aim at reproducing the frequency-independent Q behavior, and conclude, supported by site analyses, that, even though a generalized Maxwell body with eight Maxwell elements in parallel (GMB8) provides the best fit to frequency-independent Q, we favor a version of it with fewer parameters (GMB2), in order to reduce modeling complexity, while still retaining good agreement with the GMB8 model.We report on forward site analyses that lend credence to the choice of the GMB2 simplified model. We, then, use the GMB2 constitutive relation in the context of full-waveform inversion, and report on numerical experiments that lead to the imaging of the soil's properties in heterogeneous semi-infinite domains.     

3D finite-difference modeling algorithm and anomaly features of ZTEM

The Z-Axis tipper electromagnetic (ZTEM) technique is based on a frequency-domain airborne electromagnetic system that measures the natural magnetic field. A survey area was divided into several blocks by using the Maxwell’s equations, and the magnetic components at the center of each edge of the grid cell are evaluated by applying the staggered-grid finite-difference method. The tipper and its divergence are derived to complete the 3D ZTEM forward modeling algorithm. A synthetic model is then used to compare the responses with those of 2D finite-element forward modeling to verify the accuracy of the algorithm. ZTEM offers high horizontal resolution to both simple and complex distributions of conductivity. This work is the theoretical foundation for the interpretation of ZTEM data and the study of 3D ZTEM inversion.     

Constitutive model for soil amplification of ground shaking: Parameter calibration,comparisons, validation

A one-dimensional constitutive model, developed for the nonlinear ground response analysis of layered soil deposits, is calibrated and validated experimentally in this paper. The small number of parameters renders the model easily implementable, yet quite flexible in effectively reproducing almost any type of experimentally observed hysteretic soil behavior. In particular, the model generates realistic shear modulus and damping curves as functions of shear strain, as well as stress–strain hysteresis loops. The model is calibrated against three sets of widely-used published shear modulus and damping (G : γ and ξ : γ) curves and a library of parameter values is assembled to facilitate its use. The model, along with a developed explicit finite-difference code, NL-DYAS, for analyzing the wave propagation in layered hysteretic soil deposits, is tested against established constitutive models and numerical tools such as Cyclic1D [12] and SHAKE [42], and validated against experimental data from two centrifuge tests. Emphasis is given on the proper assessment of the V_s profile in the centrifuge tests, on the role of soil nonlinearity, and on comparisons of two inelastic codes (NL-DYAS and Cyclic1D) with equivalent linear (SHAKE) analysis.     

The high-temperature acoustic Grüneisen parameter in the earth's interior

The value of the acoustic Grüneisen parameter, γ_a, in the earth's interior has been computed using data from recent models obtained by inversion of normal data. In this paper we emphasize the data from the PEM model of the earth because there has been sufficient smoothing of the seismic data so that the derivatives d ln ν_s/d ? and d ln ν_p/d ? can be well defined at all depths.The results for the lower mantle show that γ_a decreases exponentially from 1.3 to 1.0, and there are several consistent cross-checks of the limiting values. We find γ_a is about 1.5 for the inner core and outer core. These results confirm, in broad outline, the results of others who computed γ for the core by entirely different methods. They also confirm a higher value of γ in the inner core. The value of γ_a in the lower mantle follows a ρ^?1.35 law, which is reminiscent of the expirical law γρ = constant, commonly used in shock-wave analyses.     

几种自由边界实施方法在完全 匹配层条件下的对比研究

传统的完全匹配层技术是一种能够较为有效地消除边界反射的边界条件,但是当表层为泊松比较高的自由表面时,该技术可能会产生不稳定的现象.针对传统的完全匹配层技术固有的不稳定和掠射情况下吸收效果不佳等缺陷,发展了多轴完全匹配层、卷积完全匹配层以及将两者结合的多轴卷积完全匹配层等3种边界条件.本文介绍了水平自由表面的不同处理方法以及传统、多轴、卷积和多轴卷积等4种完全匹配层条件的原理,通过二维半无限空间模型的交错网格有限差分正演模拟对比,分析了几种自由边界实施方法在这几种完全匹配层条件下的稳定性,并通过提取单道波形与解析解进行对比,定性分析了水平自由表面几种不同处理方法的准确性以及各自的适用条件. 结果表明,泊松比和水平自由表面实施方法对波场模拟效果及其稳定性有重要影响.      

Biological accumulation of chlordane compounds in marine organisms from the northern North Pacific and Bering Sea

Sum of chlordane compounds (ΣCHL; cis-chlordane + trans-chlordane + cis-nonachlor + trans-nonachlor + oxychlordane) are concentrated gradually with trophic levels from zooplankton to Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) through squid and fish. The order of bioconcentration factors (BCF: concentration in organism/concentration in seawater) in these organisms was ΣDDT (p,p′-DDE + p,p′-DDD + p,p′-DDT)>ΣCHL≦PCBs>ΣHCH (α-HCH + β-HCH + γ-HCH). Calculation for the concentration factor against food, namely biomagnification factor (BMF: concentration in organism/concentration in its food), was made for Dall's porpoise and thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia). The BMFs of these chemicals in thick-billed murre were lower than those of Dall's porpoise, suggesting the degradation and/or excretion of organochlorines through the uropygial gland with lipids. Moreover, the lowest BMF of ΣCHL in thick-billed murre among organochlorines may indicate that chlordane compounds (CHLs) are metabolized more rapidly by this seabird than Dall's porpoise.     

高精度瑞雷波有限差分数值模拟及波场分析

应用2×12阶高精度交错网格有限差分法,建立了震源位于自由表面时模拟瑞雷波的边界条件,通过对均匀半空间模型模拟得到的结果与解析解完全一致,证明了波场模拟的正确性.针对模拟得到的波场记录,从瑞雷波的传播速度、传播深度、能量衰减和频散特性等几个方面进行了分析,从波场模拟的角度完全证实了弹性波传播理论中的瑞雷波传播特征,加深了对瑞雷波传播过程的认识.在均匀介质模拟的基础上,对含有软弱夹层的三层介质模型进行了模拟,获得了更加接近实际情况的地震记录.为进一步开展对高模式下瑞雷波的反演研究和促进对瑞雷波勘探的应用提供了有益的帮助.     

等价各向异性介质一阶拟声波 方程正演模拟及其效率分析

为克服各向异性弹性波动方程正演模拟的局限,本文研究了各向异性介质拟声波方程的交错网格有限差分数值解法.首先,从VTI介质胡克定律和qP-qSV波频散关系两种思路出发,通过声假设近似,给出了两种不同形式的VTI介质一阶拟声波方程,并通过引入波场的伪速度分量,推导了一种新的VTI介质一阶应力-速度方程,并通过旋转坐标系将其推广到TTI介质中;其次,构造了一阶拟声波方程的交错网格高阶有限差分格式,并推导了相应的PML边界条件;最后,对本文方法中固有的qSV人为干扰波的产生机制和压制方法进行了简单讨论.数值结果表明:3种一阶拟声波方程在运动学和动力学上是等价的,相对于各向异性弹性波正演模拟,其节省了内存,提高了计算效率;各向异性因素会影响反射波旅行时和振幅等波场特征,在后续的处理、反演和解释中不可忽略;VTI介质HESS模型的逆时偏移结果也验证了本文方法的合理性.      

3D ACOUSTIC PRESTACK REVERSE-TIME MIGRATION1

A prestack reverse-time migration algorithm which operates on common-source gathers, recorded at the Earth's surface, from 3D structures, is conceived, implemented and tested. Reverse-time extrapolation of the recorded wavefield (a boundary-value problem), and computation of the excitation-time imaging condition for each point in a 3D volume (an initial-value problem), are both performed using a second-order finite-difference solution of the full 3D scalar wave equation. The algorithm is illustrated by processing synthetic data for a point diffractor, an oblique wedge, and the French double dome and fault model.     

结合边界条件的截断高阶隐式有限差分方法(英文)

有限差分方法广泛应用于求解许多科技领域所涉及的偏微分方程,高阶显式有限差分方法通常用来提高求解精度,已经提出的高阶隐式有限差分方法和截断高阶显式有限差分方法可用来进一步提高模拟精度而不增加计算量。本文首先计算了针对常规网格上的一阶导数和二阶导数、交错网格上的一阶导数的有限差分系数,发现高阶隐式有限差分系数中存在一些小的系数。频散分析结果表明:忽略这些小的差分系数能够近似维持有限差分的精度,但是显著减小了计算量。然后,引入镜像对称边界条件来提高隐式有限差分方法的精度和稳定性,采用混合吸收边界条件来减小来自模型边界所不需要的反射。最后,给出了针对均匀和非均匀介质模型的弹性波模拟例子,表明了本文方法的优点。     

An improved constraint method in optimal estimation of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> from GOSAT SWIR observations

We propose an algorithm that combines a pre-processing step applied to the a priori state vector prior to retrievals, with the modified damped Newton method (MDNM), to improve convergence. The initial constraint vector pre-processing step updates the initial state vector prior to the retrievals if the algorithm detects that the initial state vector is far from the true state vector in extreme cases where there are CO₂ emissions. The MDNM uses the Levenberg-Marquardt parameter γ, which ensures a positive Hessian matrix, and a scale factor α, which adjusts the step size to optimize the stability of the convergence. While the algorithm iteratively searches for an optimized solution using observed spectral radiances, MDNM adjusts parameters γ and α to achieve stable convergence. We present simulated retrieval samples to evaluate the performance of our algorithm and comparing it to existing methods. The standard deviation of our retrievals adding random noise was less than 3.8 ppmv. After pre-processing the initial estimate when it was far from the true value, the CO₂ retrieval errors in the boundary layers were within 1.2 ppmv. We tested the MDNM algorithm’s performance using GOSAT L1b data with cloud screening. Our preliminary validations comparing the results to TCCON FTS measurements showed that the average bias was less than 1.8 ppm and the correlation coefficient was approximately 0.88, which was larger than for the GOSAT L2 product.     

Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Casing Effect in Onshore Controlled-Source Electromagnetic Surveys

The presence of steel-cased wells and other infrastructure causes a significant change in the electromagnetic fields that has to be taken into consideration in modeling and interpretation of field data. A realistic and accurate simulation requires the borehole casing to be incorporated into the modeling scheme, which is numerically challenging. Due to the huge conductivity contrast between the casing and surrounding media, a spatial discretization that provides accurate results at different spatial scales ranging from millimeters to hundreds of meters is required. In this paper, we present a full 3D frequency-domain electromagnetic modeling based on a parallel finite-difference algorithm considering the casing effect and investigate its applicability on the borehole-to-surface configuration of the Hontomín CO₂ storage site. To guarantee a robust solution of linear systems with highly ill-conditioned matrices caused by huge conductivity contrasts and multiple spatial scales in the model, we employ direct sparse solvers. Different scenarios are simulated in order to study the influence of the source position, conductivity model, and the effect of the steel casing on the measured data. Several approximations of the real hollow casing that allow for a large reduction in the number of elements in the resulting meshes are studied. A good agreement between the modeled responses and the real field data demonstrates the feasibility of simulating casing effects in complex geological areas. The steel casing of the well greatly increases the amplitude of the surface electromagnetic fields and thus improves the signal-to-noise ratio and the sensitivity to deep targets.     

Wavefield extrapolation and prestack depth migration in anelastic inhomogeneous media

Wavefield depth extrapolation and prestack depth migration in complex anelastic media are studied. Kjartansson's frequency‐independent Q law is used to describe the absorption of seismic energy. The macromodel used is analogous to the macromodel used for current migration schemes except that an additional frequency‐independent Q macromodel needs to be provided. Absorption in the forward one‐way propagator is introduced by assuming a complex phase velocity, and the inverse one‐way propagator is obtained using the reciprocity theorem for one‐way wavefields in dissipative media. The stability of the inverse propagator is achieved by limiting the angle of propagation of wavefields. A table‐driven explicit operator scheme for imaging complex 2D anelastic media is presented. High‐accuracy, short convolution operators are designed by the weighted least‐squares method, and two kinds of imaging conditions are proposed. Numerical examples of depth extrapolation in laterally varying media, the migration of a spatial impulse with dispersion as well as shot record depth migration demonstrate the potential of the proposed explicit forward operator, the explicit inverse operator and the prestack depth migration scheme, respectively.     

ACOUSTIC MODELLING ON A GRID OF VERTICALLY VARYING SPACING1

The Fourier spectral method and high-order differencing have both been shown to be very accurate in computing spatial derivatives of the acoustic wave equation, requiring only two and three gridpoints per shortest wavelength respectively. In some cases, however, there is a lack of flexibility as both methods use a uniform grid. If these methods are applied to structures with high vertical velocity contrasts, very often most of the model is oversampled. If a complicated interface has to be covered by a fine grid for exact representation, both methods become less attractive as the homogeneous regions are sampled more finely than necessary. In order avoid this limitation we present a differencing scheme in which the grid spacings can be extended or reduced by any integer factor at a given depth. This scheme adds more flexibility and efficiency to the acoustic modelling as the grid spacings can be changed according to the material properties and the model geometry. The time integration is carried out by the rapid expansion method. The spatial derivatives are computed using either the Fourier method or a high-order finite-difference operator in the x-direction and a modified high-order finite-difference operator in the z-direction. This combination leads to a very accurate and efficient modelling scheme. The only additional computation required is the interpolation of the pressure in a strip of the computational mesh where the grid spacing changes.