Synthetic seismograms for complex three-dimensional geometries using an analytical–numerical algorithm |
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| Authors: | B G Mikhailenko |
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| Institution: | Institute of Earth and Planetary physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2JI, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Summary. An algorithm which is part analytical and part numerical is suggested for the computation of complete synthetic seismograms for complex three-dimensional geological structures with radial symmetry. A partial separation of variables based on the combination of a finite Fourier integral transform with respect to the spatial coordinate z together with the finite difference method is the essence of the algorithm. Upon application of the finite transform the problem reduces to solving a system of equations containing only partial derivatives with respect to one spatial coordinate ( r ) and time. As radial symmetry is assumed, there is no functional dependence on φ in the cylindrical system of coordinates ( r , φ, z ). The coefficients of the transformed equations may contain finite Fourier integrals of the z dependence of the elastic parameters. Several examples of synthetic seismograms computed for both SH - and P – SV -waves propagating in complex subsurface geometries are presented and their interpretation discussed. |
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