Geostatistical downscaling of fracture surface topography accounting for local roughness |
| |
Authors: | Hirotaka Saito Giovanni Grasselli |
| |
Institution: | (1) Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan;(2) Lassonde Institute, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
| |
Abstract: | This study proposes a new geostatistical methodology that accounts for roughness characteristics when downscaling fracture
surface topography. In the proposed approach, the small-scale fracture surface roughness is described using a “local roughness
pattern” that indicates the relative height of a location compared to its surrounding locations, while the large-scale roughness
is considered using the surface semivariogram. By accounting for both components–the minimization of the local error variance
and the reproduction of the local roughness characteristics–into the objective function of simulated annealing, the fracture
surface topography downscaling process was improved compared to standard geostatistical methodologies such as ordinary kriging
and sequential Gaussian simulation. Downscaled topography data were then assessed in terms of prediction errors and roughness
distribution. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|