The inversion of data from very large three-dimensional electrical resistivity tomography mobile surveys     

M.H. Loke  N. Papadopoulos  P.B. Wilkinson  D. Oikonomou  K. Simyrdanis  D.F. Rucker 《Geophysical Prospecting》2020,68(8):2579-2597

New developments in mobile resistivity meter instrumentation have made it possible to survey large areas with dense data coverage. The mobile system usually has a limited number of electrodes attached to a cable that is pulled along behind an operator so that a large area can be covered within a short time. Such surveys can produce three-dimensional datasets with hundreds of thousands of electrodes positions and data points. Similarly, the inverse model used to interpret the data can have several hundred thousand cells. It is impractical to model such large datasets within a reasonable time on microcomputers used by many small companies employing standard inversion techniques. We describe a model segmentation technique that subdivides the finite-element mesh used to calculate the apparent resistivity and Jacobian matrix values into a number of smaller meshes. A fast technique that optimizes the calculation of the Jacobian matrix values for multi-channel systems was also developed. A one-dimensional wavelet transform method was then used to compress the storage of the Jacobian matrix, in turn reducing the computer time and memory required to solve the least-squares optimization equation to determine the inverse model resistivity values. The new techniques reduce the calculation time and memory required by more than 80% while producing models that differ by less than 1% from that obtained using the standard inversion technique with a single mesh. We present results using a synthetic model and a field dataset that illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed techniques.  相似文献   

海底观测网深水设备精准定点布放方法研究          下载免费PDF全文

王澍初  张飞 《海洋技术学报》2020,39(1):39-44

海底观测网因其实时、长期、连续、高精度时钟同步及原位等优势而逐渐成为人类研究海洋的新型平台,建设规模和应用水深都在不断扩大。海底观测网系统建设中,深水设备的精准定点布放及湿插拔作业是施工的难点。针对国内海底观测网精准定位布放作业存在的困难和问题,结合国内现有施工条件,提出一种大深度海底设备精准定点布放安装方法,实现南海深海海底观测网试验系统深水设备精准定位布放与ROV湿插拔作业,对未来大规模海底观测网及其它深水工程中设备的精准定点布放和安装,具有参考和借鉴意义。  相似文献   

Mapping groundwater discharge to a coastal lagoon using combined spatial airborne thermal imaging,radon (222Rn) and multiple physicochemical variables     

Katie Coluccio  Isaac Santos  Luke C. Jeffrey  Marwan Katurji  Steve Coluccio  Leanne K. Morgan 《水文研究》2020,34(24):4592-4608

Coastal lagoons are significant wetland environments found on coastlines throughout the world. Groundwater seepage may be a key component of lagoon water balances, though only a few studies have investigated large (>100 km²) coastal lagoons. In this study, we combined airborne thermal infrared imagery with continuous measurements of radon (²²²Rn—a natural groundwater tracer), conductivity, water temperature and dissolved oxygen to map groundwater seepage to a large coastal lagoon in New Zealand. We found evidence of seepage along the margins of the lagoon but not away from the margins. Our findings confirmed previously known seepage zones and identified new potential locations of groundwater inflow. Both point source and diffuse seepage occurred on the western and northwestern margins of the lagoon and parallel to the barrier between the lagoon and sea. These observations imply geologic controls on seepage. The combination of remote sensing and in-situ radon measurements allowed us to effectively map groundwater discharge areas across the entire lagoon. Combined, broad-scale qualitative methods built confidence in our interpretation of groundwater discharge locations in a large, dynamic coastal lagoon.  相似文献   

Effective utilization of seismic reflection technique with moderate cost in uranium exploration     

Zoltán Hajnal  Ernő Takács  Irvine R. Annesley  Bhaskar Pandit 《Geophysical Prospecting》2020,68(1):129-144

In participation with numerous industrial partners, the Seismic Laboratory of the University of Saskatchewan has conducted a variety of active seismic reflection experiments; both on the west and east sides of the Athabasca Basin. Results of the investigations at Shea Creek, McArthur River and Keefe Lake illustrate that the seismic investigations deliver effective, highly relevant primary structural images of the subsurface, with resolution that no other geophysical technique can match. Correlation of similar seismic signatures, on several distant but inter-related seismic sections, allowed spatial extension of promising exploration target zones previously unrecognized. Within the three-dimensional seismic volume, comparable reflectivity patterns defined the complex areal distribution of mineralization-related fault systems. Beyond these novel contributions, extended analysis of seismic signal attributes (amplitude and frequency), optical televiewer, and full-wave sonic data offer detailed lithological characterization, including alteration zones, clay content, as well as porosity and fracture density information. Although these structural and geologically relevant anomalies are primary indicators of mineralization, presenting novel exploration advantages, the seismic method is still not a standard component of the Athabasca Basin exploration approach, due to the negative perception that ‘it is very expensive’. Comparing the costs of all geophysical techniques to the cost of a single logged drill hole illustrates that the results of a properly designed seismic data acquisition program not only leads to more effective planning of a drilling program, but also would lead to a much quicker recognition of the major mineralized zone(s), and a reduction in the number of required exploration boreholes. This integrated approach to exploration would then translate into a significant reduction of the total exploration expenditures. Unquestionably, the drilling of boreholes provides the most explicit, reliable information to a certain depth, but only within a very small area. Directly connecting the borehole information to seismic results extends the local reliable data; permitting reduction of the number of boreholes to create accurate two-dimensional or three-dimensional subsurface images and reduction of the expenditures of the total exploration program.  相似文献   

The DODO survey – II. A Gemini direct imaging search for substellar and planetary mass companions around nearby equatorial and Northern hemisphere white dwarfs     

E. Hogan  M. R. Burleigh  F. J. Clarke 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,396(4):2074-2086

The aim of the Degenerate Objects around Degenerate Objects (DODO) survey is to search for very low-mass brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets in wide orbits around white dwarfs via direct imaging. The direct detection of such companions would allow the spectroscopic investigation of objects with temperatures much lower  (<500 K)  than the coolest brown dwarfs currently observed. These ultra-low-mass substellar objects would have spectral types >T8.5, and so could belong to the proposed Y dwarf spectral sequence. The detection of a planet around a white dwarf would prove that such objects can survive the final stages of stellar evolution and place constraints on the frequency of planetary systems around their progenitors (with masses between 1.5 and 8   M_⊙  , i.e. early B to mid-F). This paper presents the results of a multi epoch J band common proper motion survey of 23 nearby equatorial and Northern hemisphere white dwarfs. We rule out the presence of any common proper motion companions, with limiting masses determined from the completeness limit of each observation, to 18 white dwarfs. For the remaining five targets, the motion of the white dwarf is not sufficiently separated from the non-moving background objects in each field. These targets require additional observations to conclusively rule out the presence of any common proper motion companions. From our completeness limits, we tentatively suggest that  ≲5 per cent  of white dwarfs have substellar companions with   T _eff≳ 500 K  between projected physical separations of 60–200 au.  相似文献   

新疆积雪覆盖时空变异分析   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

马勇刚  黄粤  陈曦  包安明 《水科学进展》2013,24(4):483-489

利用2000-2010年MODIS积雪覆盖产品数据MOD10A2,提取了新疆近10年来积雪覆盖变化信息,并结合地面站点数据,对遥感积雪覆盖估算的精度进行了验证;分析了新疆积雪覆盖的年际、年内变化及南北疆积雪覆盖变化的差异;结合数字高程模型,分析不同高程带下积雪覆盖的时空变化规律,揭示高程因素对新疆积雪时空变化的影响。结果表明:MOD10A2提取的积雪信息能够反映新疆的积雪变化情况,总体精度达92.3%;近10年来,全疆年积雪覆盖率最大值范围为34.0%~51.7%,最小值范围为1.7%~2.6%;积雪覆盖比率的变化在南北疆差异明显,南疆区域积雪覆盖整体不高,年内积雪覆盖比率变化幅度低于50%;而北疆区域由于受复杂地形和气候带的影响,积雪覆盖比率大,年内的变化幅度强,除2008年均达到80%以上;在季节变化上,春季和秋季的积雪覆盖均值波动较为明显,夏季和冬季的积雪覆盖均值则波动较小,这一规律在北疆地区表现更为显著;积雪覆盖的时空分布与变化受高程的影响,在海拔4 000 m以下区域,夏季积雪覆盖比率低,冬季积雪覆盖比率高,而6 000 m以上海拔区域则表现出完全相反的特点,即夏季积雪覆盖比率高,冬季积雪覆盖比率低。  相似文献   

Electrical resistivity imaging and hydrochemical analysis for groundwater investigation in Kuala Langat,Malaysia     

Mahmoud Khaki  Ismail Yusoff  Nur Islami 《水文科学杂志》2013,58(4):751-762

ABSTRACT

Integrated two-dimensional electrical resistivity imaging (ERI) and hydrochemical surveys were used to investigate the groundwater alluvial aquifer in Kuala Langat, Malaysia. The study in the Langat basin considered the thickness of the aquifer, the depth of the bedrock, the regions influenced by seawater intrusion, and the monitoring of water levels. The resistivity imaging results show that the upper layer consists of clay, while the second layer is an aquifer whose thickness varies mostly in the range of 10–30 m, and in some cases extends to 40 m. The bedrock depth varies from 30 to 65 m. The chemical analyses were carried out on groundwater samples from nine boreholes collected between 2008 and 2012. The analyses indicate that the total dissolved solids (TDS) exceed 1000 mg L^-1 near the coastal area and are often less than 500 mg L^-1 further inland. The ERI and hydrochemical analyses reveal that groundwater in the study area, especially towards the coast, is a mixture of brackish and fresh waters.