Modeling Full Seismogram Envelopes Using Radiative Transfer Theory with Born Scattering Coefficients

The equation of radiative transfer is used to model the transport of seismic energy in 2-D and 3-D acoustic random media. Monte-Carlo solutions of this equation using non-isotropic Born scattering coefficients are compared to three analytical solutions: Markov approximation, radiative transfer theory with isotropic scattering coefficients, and diffusion approximation. Additionally, we compare to finite differences solutions of the full wave equation in 2-D. We find a good correspondence of radiative transfer theory to Markov approximation for the case of multiple forward scattering. The comparison to radiative transfer theory with isotropic scattering coefficients, a model frequently used in data analysis, demonstrates that in the case of forward scattering the isotropic scattering model is not better than a diffusion approach. To compare radiative transfer theory with non-isotropic scattering coefficients to finite differences solutions of the full wave equation, the finite source duration and the bandpass filter process as well as the normalization of absolute amplitudes are explicitely taken into account. We find a good coincidence of both theories for scattering parameters, which are realistic for usual Earth crust. The theory correctly describes the unscattered direct wavefront, the envelope broadening caused by multiple forward scattering, as well as the late coda caused by multiple wide angle scattering. For strong scattering, which can be expected for very heterogeneous media such as strato volcanoes, the solutions of radiative transfer differ from the more complete solutions of the full wave equation.     

地震多级散射波正演模拟方法

地震波在穿越地下散射体群时会产生多级散射波,分析其地震响应特征,可推断散射体的分布情况和性质。本文从二维标量波动方程出发,结合地震散射理论和波恩近似理论,推导了多级散射波方程。在此基础上,采用高阶有限差分法对双点散射体模型和复杂散射体模型进行数值模拟,分析了多级散射波的传播规律和波场特征,并通过抽取多级散射记录和各级散射记录的单道记录与参考单道记录的对比,验证了本文推导散射波方程的准确性。      

再论地震数据偏移成像

利用地震波正向传播方程对属于波形线性反演问题近似求解方法的地震数据偏移成像进行重新推导,得到了适合散射地震数据的散射偏移成像方法和适合反射地震数据的反射偏移成像方法.以地震波传播的散射理论为出发点,首先根据描述一次散射波正向传播的线性方程研究建立散射地震数据的偏移成像方法理论;利用高频近似对产生散射波场的地下速度扰动函数的空间变化进行近似,推导出地下反射率函数,再由散射波传播方程推导出基于反射率函数的反射波传播方程,然后根据描述一次反射波正向传播的线性方程研究建立反射地震数据的偏移成像方法理论.本文指出和修正了Claerbout偏移成像方法中的不足,提出的地震数据偏移成像方法是对当前偏移成像方法理论的完善,使反射地震数据偏移成像具有了更坚实的数学物理理论基础,得到的偏移成像结果相位正确、位置准确、分辨率提高.     

基于流变体模型的波恩近似方程地震正演模拟

常规τ值法假设应力松弛时间与应变延迟时间近似相等, 造成了常Q模型拟合精度低. 本文利用精确的广义流变体模型Q值计算公式, 研究改进的τ值法求解常Q模型参数. 根据地震波散射理论, 推导了基于广义流变体模型的黏滞性介质一阶波恩近似方程, 结合位移-速度关系得到了含卷积完全匹配层边界条件的黏滞性介质应力-速度方程的一阶波恩近似表达式. 通过数值实验验证并对比了黏滞性介质中全波波动方程、 一阶波恩近似方程以及单程波波动方程的波场特征, 讨论了基于流变体模型的黏滞性介质一阶波恩近似方程对速度扰动和Q扰动的适应性, 以及对旅行时和振幅精度的影响.      

Seismic diffraction tomography technique using very fast simulated annealing method for delineating small subsurface features

Diffraction, once considered noise rather than signal in seismic tomography, has recently been successfully used for delineating smaller objects whose size is comparable to or less than the wavelength of the incident seismic wave. But Most of the seismic diffraction tomography works are based on Born's and Rytov's approximation of weak scattering to linearize the expression for the scattered field due to an object and this is the basis of Fourier Diffraction Theorem. However, In this paper, we used the amplitude of the total scattered wave field without considering any approximation of weak scattering to obtain the synthetic scattered field data for forward modeling. These synthetic data are then inversed by Very Fast Simulated Annealing method which is a nonlinear inversion technique to obtain the unknown model parameters. This algorithm is applicable to both weak as well as strong scatterers. The simulated results give fairly good estimate for unknown model parameters of the scattering object within acceptable error limits.     

广义散射层析成像反演

本文详细地给出了基于非均匀介质的体散射广义散射层析成像反演的基本理论.广义散射层析成像反演可以描述为波场的反向传播和对成像场进行局部波数域滤波的过程.在数值算例中,利用背景速度沿深度方向均匀变化的v（z）介质中的简单的方块作为速度异常体的模型,通过对该模型产生的低频的Born数据和声波的正演数据的测试,在对采集系统进行有限频率带宽和空间孔径的校正来进行局部成像矩阵谱的恢复中,可以看出模型中各点的谱在恢复后的质量无论从覆盖的面积范围还是幅值的均一性上都有着明显的提高;在对速度模型的重建中,广义散射层析成像反演能够很好地恢复速度模型的低频分量,即便是方块速度异常体相对于背景速度的平均速度扰动是23%也能很好地重建模型中的速度,且对于不同的背景速度模型基本上都能很好地恢复Marmousi速度模型的低频分量.所以该方法将基于Born模型的层析成像反演适应范围进行了一定程度的扩展.     

Low‐frequency normal wave propagation in a periodically layered medium with weak contrast in elastic properties

We derive the phase velocity dispersion and the scattering for wave vertically propagating in a periodically weak‐contrast horizontally layered medium with arbitrary number of layers in a period. Phase velocity dispersion is defined as the frequency dependence of vertical travel time, and scattering is defined as a reflection coefficient at the interface between the multilayered system and the corresponding Backus medium. Low‐frequency approximation is used to define a dynamic effective medium with frequency‐dependent phase velocity. The results are compared with those obtained earlier for a gradient medium. We show that the low‐frequency weak‐contrast approximation is valid for models with realistic contrasts in elastic properties.     

An approximate method for soil-structure interaction for sh-waves—the born approximation

An approximate method is proposed for the scattering of SH-waves by foundations of irregular shape and the resulting soil-structure interaction problems. The scattering of elastic waves by the rigid foundation embedded in half-space is solved approximately by using integral representation of the wave equation. The procedure is the Born approximation which has been widely used in quantum mechanics for collision and scattering theory though not well-known in elastodynamics. This paper extends the previous work of the authors on the scattering of waves to account for soil-structure interaction. The motion of the foundation is evaluated by the balance of momentum under stresses due to the incident waves as well as the waves generated by its own motion and the forces coming from the superstructure. The model investigated consists of an infinitely long elastic shear wall of height H and thickness h erected on a rigid infinitely long foundation. Results are presented for the cases with circular, elliptical and rectangular foundations. For a circular foundation, excellent agreement is found with the exact solutions for the foundation displacement and the relative displacement between the top and bottom of the structure for the entire range of wave numbers. For an elliptical foundation, accuracy decreases with increasing wave numbers. Foundation displacements are compared for foundation shapes that are shallow elliptical, deep elliptical, rectangular and circular. It is observed that foundation displacements are dependent on the angle of incidence except for a semi-circle. The results on the details of the scattered field are, however, not as accurate.     

二阶Born近似有限频率走时敏感核

有限频率层析成像考虑了非均匀介质中波的散射、衍射、波前愈合等物理性质,使得其对速度异常体的分辨能力远大于射线层析成像.推导和计算有限频率敏感核是进行有限频率层析成像的关键,当前推导有限频率敏感核多借助一阶Born近似,但这只适用于弱散射介质的情况.本文基于二阶Born近似并利用傅里叶变换推导了三维均匀介质情况下有限频率敏感核的解析表达式,并将其推广到非均匀介质中得到了三维非均匀介质中有限频率敏感核.研究表明:当介质中速度扰动小于2%时,基于二阶Born近似的有限频率敏感核与基于一阶Born近似的有限频率敏感核差别很小,可近似认为相同;当介质中速度扰动大于5%时,基于二阶Born近似的有限频率敏感核与基于一阶Born近似的有限频率敏感核有较大不同,表明此时已不能忽略二次散射.     

瞬变电磁虚拟波场二阶Born近似成像算法

依据瞬变电磁扩散场与虚拟波动场之间的数学表达式,通过波场反变换得到虚拟波场,进而借用地震勘探上成熟的成像方法定位地质界面的位置以及形态.本文首先将时间域波动方程转换为频率域波动方程,将总波动场分为背景场和散射场、总波速分为背景速度和扰动速度,然后运用Green定理得到了散射场关于地质界面速度扰动量的表达式,并使用Bor...     

Regional Seismic Wavefield Computation on a 3-D Heterogeneous Earth Model by Means of Coupled Traveling Wave Synthesis

-- I present a new algorithm for calculating seismic wave propagation through a three-dimensional heterogeneous medium using the framework of mode coupling theory originally developed to perform very low frequency (f < ~0.01т.05 Hz) seismic wavefield computation. It is a Greens function approach for multiple scattering within a defined volume and employs a truncated traveling wave basis set using the locked mode approximation. Interactions between incident and scattered wavefields are prescribed by mode coupling theory and account for the coupling among surface waves, body waves, and evanescent waves. The described algorithm is, in principle, applicable to global and regional wave propagation problems, but I focus on higher frequency (typically f S ~0.25 Hz) applications at regional and local distances where the locked mode approximation is best utilized and which involve wavefields strongly shaped by propagation through a highly heterogeneous crust. Synthetic examples are shown for P-SV-wave propagation through a semi-ellipsoidal basin and SH-wave propagation through a fault zone.     

T-matrix approach to seismic forward modelling in the acoustic approximation

Forward seismic modelling in the acoustic approximation, for variable velocity but constant density, is dealt with. The wave equation and the boundary conditions are represented by a volume integral equation of the Lippmann-Schwinger (LS) or Fredholm type. A T-matrix (or transition operator) approach from quantum mechanical potential scattering theory is used to derive a family of linear and nonlinear approximations (cluster expansions), as well as an exact numerical solution of the LS equation. For models of 4D anomalies involving small or moderate contrasts, the Born approximation gives identical numerical results as the first-order t-matrix approximation, but the predictions of an exact T-matrix solution can be quite different (depending on spatial extention of the perturbations). For models of fluid-saturated cavities involving large or huge contrasts, the first-order t-matrix approximation is much more accurate than the Born approximation, although it does not lead to significantly more time-consuming computations. If the spatial extention of the perturbations is not too large, it is practical to use the exact T-matrix solution which allows for arbitrary contrasts and includes all the effects of multiple scattering.     

Amplification of elastic waves by a three dimensional valley. Part 1: Steady state response

Steady state scattering of incident P, SV, SH and Rayleigh waves by general non-axisymmetric three dimensional dipping layers is investigated by using an indirect boundary integral equation method. Material of the half-space and the layer is assumed to be linear, weakly anelastic, homogeneous and isotropic. Systematic comparisons between three dimensional and two dimensional models demonstrate that the validity of a two dimensional approximation for a given basin shape may be affected strongly by changes in azimuthal angle of incidence, type of incident wave and frequency. The discrepancies of two dimensional modelling appear to be much more pronounced for the case of an incident SH wave. Another important feature of the results is the existence of strong coupling between P/SV and SH modes, which has no correspondence in two dimensional models. Such off-azimuthal mode conversions are particularly strong for an incident SH wave.     

Seismic inversion with generalized Radon transform based on local second-order approximation of scattered field in acoustic media

Sound velocity inversion problem based on scattering theory is formulated in terms of a nonlinear integral equation associated with scattered field. Because of its nonlinearity, in practice, linearization algorisms (Born/single scattering approximation) are widely used to obtain an approximate inversion solution. However, the linearized strategy is not congruent with seismic wave propagation mechanics in strong perturbation (heterogeneous) medium. In order to partially dispense with the weak perturbation assumption of the Born approximation, we present a new approach from the following two steps: firstly, to handle the forward scattering by taking into account the second-order Born approximation, which is related to generalized Radon transform (GRT) about quadratic scattering potential; then to derive a nonlinear quadratic inversion formula by resorting to inverse GRT. In our formulation, there is a significant quadratic term regarding scattering potential, and it can provide an amplitude correction for inversion results beyond standard linear inversion. The numerical experiments demonstrate that the linear single scattering inversion is only good in amplitude for relative velocity perturbation ( \( \delta_{c}/c_{0} \) ) of background media up to 10 %, and its inversion errors are unacceptable for the perturbation beyond 10 %. In contrast, the quadratic inversion can give more accurate amplitude-preserved recovery for the perturbation up to 40 %. Our inversion scheme is able to manage double scattering effects by estimating a transmission factor from an integral over a small area, and therefore, only a small portion of computational time is added to the original linear migration/inversion process.     

弹性波逆散射微扰论

本文将普遍声逆散射微扰论应用于弹性波层析成像问题,在Born变换下推出了以旋转角为补偿参数的各阶微扰重建公式,实现了对非均匀各向同性散射体内3个参数（质量密度ρ和两个Lamé系数λ,μ）的同时重建. 对于层析成像问题,在弹性波的传播过程中P波与SV波有耦合,但它们不会和SH波发生耦合,于是可以得到3个形式相对简单的标量方程. 在Born变换下,在散射波中引入微扰参数,将散射体的3个参数分别按该微扰参数展开,然后利用二维自由空间的Green函数分别得到散射的P波、SV波和SH波的积分表示. 最后,经一维傅氏变换后,得到Born变换下散射体3个参数的各阶微扰重建公式.     

声衍射层析成像中吸收型散射体的Rytov二阶近似重建

文中详细讨论了Rytov二阶近似下的声逆散射微扰论公式，并考察了它的适用范围. 介 绍了吸收型散射体的Rytov二阶近似重建算法，重建了散射体内部的波数和吸收系数. 这种 散射体的重建与纯位相型散射体的重建一样，不同的只是在计算正散射时考虑了吸收的影响 . 数值模拟给出了Born一阶、二阶和Rytov一阶、二阶近似重建的例子，说明Rytov二阶近似 在一定范围内比其他三种近似算法好.     

Scattering of SH waves induced by a symmetrical V-shaped canyon: a unified analytical solution

This paper reports a series solution of wave functions for two-dimensional scattering and diffraction of plane SH waves induced by a symmetrical V-shaped canyon with different shape ratios. A half-space with a symmetrical V-shaped canyon is divided into two sub-regions by using a circular-arc auxiliary boundary. The two sub-regions are represented by global and local cylindrical coordinate systems, respectively. In each coordinate system, the wave field satisfying the Helmholtz equation is represented by the separation of variables method, in terms of the series of both Bessel functions and Hankel functions with unknown complex coefficients. Then, the two wave fields are described in the local coordinate system using the Graf addition theorem. Finally, the unknown coefficients are sought by satisfying the continuity conditions of the auxiliary boundary. To consider the phase characteristics of the wave scattering, a parametric analysis is carried out in the time domain by assuming an incident signal of the Ricker type. Surface and subsurface transient responses demonstrate the characteristics and mechanisms of wave propagating and scattering.     

Scattering ofP andS waves by a spherically symmetric inclusion

Scattering of an arbitrary elastic wave incident upon a spherically symmetric inclusion is considered and solutions are developed in terms of the spherical vector system of Petrashen, which produces results in terms of displacements rather than displacement potentials and in a form suitable for accurate numerical computations. Analytical expressions for canonical scattering coefficients are obtained for both the cases of incidentP waves and incidentS waves. Calculations of energy flux in the scattered waves lead to elastic optical theorems for bothP andS waves, which relate the scattering cross sections to the amplitude of the scattered fields in the forward direction. The properties of the solutions for a homogeneous elastic sphere, a sphere filled by fluid, and a spherical cavity are illustrated with scattering cross sections that demonstrate important differences between these types of obstacles. A general result is that the frequency dependence of the scattering is defined by the wavelength of the scattered wave rather than the wavelength of the incident wave. This is consistent with the finding that the intensity of thePS scattering is generally much stronger than theSP scattering. When averaged over all scattering angles, the mean intensity of thePS converted waves is2V _p ² /V _s ⁴ times the mean intensity of theSP converted waves, and this ratio is independent of frequency. The exact solutions reduce to simple and easily used expressions in the case of the low frequency (Rayleigh) approximation and the low contrast (Rayleigh-Born) approximation. The case of energy absorbing inclusions can also be obtained by assigning complex values to the elastic parameters, which leads to the result that an increase in attenuation within the inclusion causes an increased scattering cross section with a marked preference for scatteredS waves. The complete generality of the results is demonstrated by showing waves scattered by the earth's core in the time domain, an example of high-frequency scattering that reveals a very complex relationship between geometrical arrivals and diffracted waves.     

Sensitivity of seismic waves to structure

We study how the perturbations of a generally heterogeneous isotropic or anisotropic structure manifest themselves in the wavefield, and which perturbations can be detected within a limited aperture and a limited frequency band. A short-duration broad-band incident wavefield with a smooth frequency spectrum is considered. In-finitesimally small perturbations of elastic moduli and density are decomposed into Gabor functions. The wavefield scattered by the perturbations is then composed of waves scattered by the individual Gabor functions. The scattered waves are estimated using the first-order Born approximation with the paraxial ray approximation. For each incident wave, each Gabor function generates at most 5 scattered waves, propagating in specific directions and having specific polarisations. A Gabor function corresponding to a low wavenumber may generate a single broad-band unconverted wave scattered in forward or narrow-angle directions. A Gabor function corresponding to a high wavenumber usually generates 0 to 5 narrow-band Gaussian packets scattered in wide angles, but may also occasionally generate a narrow-band P to S or S to P converted Gaussian packet scattered in a forward direction, or a broad-band S to P (and even S to S in a strongly anisotropic background) converted wave scattered in wide angles. In this paper, we concentrate on the Gaussian packets caused by narrow-band scattering. For a particular source, each Gaussian packet scattered by a Gabor function at a given spatial location is sensitive to just a single linear combination of 22 values of the elastic moduli and density corresponding to the Gabor function. This information about the Gabor function is lost if the scattered wave does not fall into the aperture covered by the receivers and into the legible frequency band.