Reflection and transmission responses of a layered isotropic viscoelastic medium

Geophysics ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 307-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjørn Ursin ◽  
Alexey Stovas
Keyword(s):  
Recursive Algorithm ◽  
Thin Layers ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
S Waves ◽  
First Order ◽  
Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Intrinsic Attenuation ◽  
Amplitude Versus Offset ◽  
Symmetry Relations ◽  
Seismic Wavefield

Transmission effects in the overburden are important for amplitude versus offset (AVO) studies and for true‐amplitude imaging of seismic data. Thin layers produce transmission effects which depend on frequency and slowness. We consider an inhomogeneous viscoelastic layered isotropic medium where the parameters depend on depth only. This takes into account both the effects of intrinsic attenuation and the effects of the layering (including changes in attenuation). The seismic wavefield is decomposed into up‐ and downgoing waves scaled with respect to the vertical energy flux. This gives important symmetry relations for the reflection and transmission responses. For a stack of homogeneous layers, the exact reflection response can be computed in a numerically stable way by a simple layer‐recursive algorithm. The reflection and transmission coefficients at a plane interface are functions of the complex medium parameters (depending on frequency) and the real horizontal slowness parameter. Approximations for weak contrast and weak attenuation are derived and compared to the exact values in two numerical examples. We derive first‐order approximations of the PP and SS transmission responses which are direct extensions of the well‐known O'Doherty‐Anstey formula. They consist of a phase shift and attenuation term from direct transmission through the layers and two attenuation terms from backscattered P‐ and S‐waves. The average of these transmission responses may be used for overburden corrections in AVO analysis. The first‐order PP and PS reflection responses have been computed for a stack of very thin layers corresponding to about 2800 m thickness. Because of a lack of data, the intrinsic attenuation was assumed to be constant in the layers. In the seismic frequency band, the intrinsic attenuation dominates the thin‐layer effects. Approximate and exact layer‐recursive modeling of the reflection responses for this layered medium are in good agreement.

On the scattering of water waves by a submerged slender barrier

1998 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-189
Author(s):  
P. K. Kundu ◽  
N. K. Saha
Keyword(s):  
Finite Length ◽  
Water Waves ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Perturbation Technique ◽  
Reflection And Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
First Order ◽  
Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Analytical Expressions

AbstractAn approximate analysis, based on the standard perturbation technique, is described in this paper to find the corrections, up to first order to the reflection and transmission coefficients for the scattering of water waves by a submerged slender barrier, of finite length, in deep water. Analytical expressions for these corrections for a submerged nearly vertical plate as well as for a submerged vertically symmetric slender barrier of finite length are also deduced, as special cases, and identified with the known results. It is verified, analytically, that there is no first order correction to the transmitted wave at any frequency for a submerged nearly vertical plate. Computations for the reflection and transmission coefficients up to O(ε), where ε is a small dimensionless quantity, are also performed and presented in the form of both graphs and tables.

scholarly journals Reflection/refraction of SH-waves at a corrugated interface between two different anisotropic and vertically heterogeneous elastic solid half-spaces

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajneesh Kumar ◽  
Sushil K. Tomar ◽  
Asha Chopra
Keyword(s):  
Closed Form ◽  
Order Approximation ◽  
Elastic Solid ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
Sh Waves ◽  
First Order ◽  
Transmission Coefficients ◽  
The Media ◽  
First Order Approximation

AbstractWe investigate the reflection and transmission of SH-waves at a corrugated interface between two different anisotropic, heterogeneous elastic solid half-spaces. Both the media are assumed to be transversely isotropic and vertically heterogeneous. Rayleigh's method is followed and expressions for the reflection and transmission coefficients are obtained in closed form for the first-order approximation of the corrugation. It is found that these coefficients depend on corrugation and are affected by the anisotropy and heterogeneity of the media. Numerical computations for a particular model have been performed.

scholarly journals Response of Corrugated Interface on Incident qSV-Wave in Monoclinic Elastic Half-Spaces

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 727-750
Author(s):  
S.S. Singh ◽  
J. Lalvohbika
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Constants ◽  
Elastic Waves ◽  
Frequency Parameter ◽  
Irregular Waves ◽  
Angle Of Incidence ◽  
Order Of Approximation ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
First Order ◽  
Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Incident Plane

Abstract This paper is concerned with the problem of reflection and transmission of elastic waves due to an incident plane qSV-wave at a corrugated interface between two dissimilar monoclinic elastic half-spaces. Due to the corrugated nature of the interface, there exist regularly and irregularly reflected and transmitted elastic waves. Using Rayleigh’s method of approximation, the reflection and transmission coefficients of regular and irregular waves are obtained for the first order of approximation. We have found that these coefficients are functions of the angle of incidence, elastic constants, corrugation and the frequency parameter. These coefficients are obtained for a special type of interface, z =dcos py. We have computed these coefficients for a particular model and discussed the effects of corrugation and frequency parameter.

scholarly journals Wave Scattering by Small Undulation on the Porous Bottom of an Ocean in the Presence of Surface Tension

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srikumar Panda ◽  
Sudhanshu Shekhar Samantaray ◽  
S. C. Martha
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Water Waves ◽  
Bottom Topography ◽  
Wave Theory ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
First Order ◽  
Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Bottom Undulation ◽  
Surface Water Waves ◽  
The Fourier Transform

The scattering of incident surface water waves due to small bottom undulation on the porous bed of a laterally unbounded ocean in the presence of surface tension at the free surface is investigated within the framework of two-dimensional linearized water wave theory. Perturbation analysis in conjunction with the Fourier transform technique is employed to derive the first-order reflection and transmission coefficients in terms of integrals involving the shape function c(x) representing the bottom undulation. One special type of bottom topography is considered as an example and the related coefficients are determined in detail. These coefficients are presented in graphical forms. The theoretical observations are validated computationally. The results for the problem involving scattering of water waves by bottom deformations on an impermeable ocean bed are obtained as a particular case.

scholarly journals Solution of the problem of scattering of water waves by a nearly vertical plate

1994 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 382-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Vijaya Bharathi ◽  
A. Chakrabarti ◽  
B. N. Mandal ◽  
S. Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Water Waves ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Mixed Boundary ◽  
Complete Solution ◽  
Perturbation Techniques ◽  
Order Accuracy ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
First Order ◽  
Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Special Assumption

AbstractAn approximate solution is determined for the problem of scattering of water waves by a nearly vertical plate, by reducing it to two mixed boundary-value problems (BVP) for Laplace's equation, using perturbation techniques. While the solution of one of these BVP is well-known, the other BVPs is reduced to the problem of solving two uncoupled problems, and the complete solution of the problem under consideration up to first-order accuracy is derived with a special assumption on the shape of the plate and a related approximation. Known results involving the reflection and transmission coefficients are reproduced.

Extension of forward modeling phase-screen code in isotropic and anisotropic media up to critical angle

Geophysics ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. SM107-SM114 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. White ◽  
Richard W. Hobbs
Keyword(s):  
Critical Angle ◽  
Model Space ◽  
Anisotropic Media ◽  
Forward Modeling ◽  
Phase Screen ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Phase Corrections ◽  
Converted Phases

The computationally efficient phase-screen forward modeling technique is extended to allow investigation of nonnormal raypaths. The code is developed to accommodate all diffracted and converted phases up to critical angle, building on a geometric construction method. The new approach relies upon prescanning the model space to assess the complexity of each screen. The propagating wavefields are then divided as a function of horizontal wavenumber, and each subset is transformed to the spatial domain separately, carrying with it angular information. This allows both locally accurate 3D phase corrections and Zoeppritz reflection and transmission coefficients to be applied. The phase-screen code is further developed to handle simple anisotropic media. During phase-screen modeling, propagation is undertaken in the wavenumber domain where exact expressions for anisotropic phase velocities are available. Traveltimes and amplitude effects from a range of anisotropic shales are computed and compared with previous published results.

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