A new methodology for the acquisition and processing of audio-magnetotelluric (AMT) data in the AMT dead band

Geophysics ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. G119-G126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier García ◽  
Alan G. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Annual Variation ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Dead Band ◽  
Reasonable Approximation ◽  
Natural Energy ◽  
Multiplicative Relationship

Distant lightning activity, the natural energy source for the audio-magnetotelluric (AMT) method, has a signal minimum between 1 and 5 kHz, the so-called AMT dead band. The energy in this band exhibits both diurnal and annual variation; magnetic-field amplitudes during the daytime are often well below the noise levels of existing sensors (coil magnetometers), thus reducing the effectiveness of the method for quantitative high-resolution studies of near-surface targets. To overcome this deficiency, we propose a hybrid acquisition and processing methodology based on combining the telluric-telluric (T-T) and telluric-magnetotelluric (T-MT) methods in this frequency range. Our method records the telluric channels at several sites and at base and remote reference stations during the day and records the full magnetotelluric (MT) components at the base and remote stations only during the night. Applying a tensor multiplicative relationship between these responses, we obtain the T-MT AMT transfer functions for the sites; these transfer functions can represent a reasonable approximation of the real AMT impedance tensors. To test the approach, a T-MT experiment was carried out in Sudbury, northern Ontario, during summer 2000. We compare the processed daytime data using the conventional MT approach to those obtained from our T-MT approach. The results demonstrate that our method can determine high-quality estimates in the dead band, although the estimates can be severely affected by noise.

A hybrid regularization scheme for the inversion of magnetotelluric data from natural and controlled sources to layer and distortion parameters

Geophysics ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. E301-E315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Kalscheuer ◽  
Juliane Hübert ◽  
Alexey Kuvshinov ◽  
Tobias Lochbühler ◽  
Laust B. Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Homogeneous Distribution ◽  
Stable Configuration ◽  
Inversion Algorithm ◽  
Magnetotelluric Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Minimum Solution ◽  
Magnetic Transfer ◽  
Distortion Parameters

Magnetotelluric (MT), radiomagnetotelluric (RMT), and, in particular, controlled-source audiomagnetotelluric (CSAMT) data are often heavily distorted by near-surface inhomogeneities. We developed a novel scheme to invert MT, RMT, and CSAMT data in the form of scalar or tensorial impedances and vertical magnetic transfer functions simultaneously for layer resistivities and electric and magnetic galvanic distortion parameters. The inversion scheme uses smoothness constraints to regularize layer resistivities and either Marquardt-Levenberg damping or the minimum-solution length criterion to regularize distortion parameters. A depth of investigation range is estimated by comparing layered model sections derived from first- and second-order smoothness constraints. Synthetic examples demonstrate that earth models are reconstructed properly for distorted and undistorted tensorial CSAMT data. In the inversion of scalar CSAMT data, such as the determinant impedance or individual tensor elements, the reduced number of transfer functions inevitably leads to increased ambiguity for distortion parameters. As a consequence of this ambiguity for scalar data, distortion parameters often grow over the iterations to unrealistic absolute values when regularized with the Marquardt-Levenberg scheme. Essentially, compensating relationships between terms containing electric and/or magnetic distortion are used in this growth. In a regularization with the minimum solution length criterion, the distortion parameters converge into a stable configuration after several iterations and attain reasonable values. The inversion algorithm was applied to a CSAMT field data set collected along a profile over a tunnel construction site at Hallandsåsen, Sweden. To avoid erroneous inverse models from strong anthropogenic effects on the data, two scalar transfer functions (one scalar impedance and one scalar vertical magnetic transfer function) were selected for inversion. Compared with a regularization of distortion parameters with the Marquardt-Levenberg method, the minimum-solution length criterion yielded smaller absolute values of distortion parameters and a horizontally more homogeneous distribution of electrical conductivity.

Application of bandlimited anelastic models to wave propagation in highly attenuative media

1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 1359-1372
Author(s):  
Hsi-Ping Liu
Keyword(s):  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Quality Factor ◽  
Lower Limit ◽  
Relaxation Function ◽  
Function Approach ◽  
Creep Function ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
Near Surface

Abstract Because of its simple form, a bandlimited, four-parameter anelastic model that yields nearly constant midband Q for low-loss materials is often used for calculating synthetic seismograms. The four parameters used in the literature to characterize anelastic behavior are τ1, τ2, Qm, and MR in the relaxation-function approach (s1 = 1/τ1 and s2 = 1/τ2 are angular frequencies defining the bandwidth, MR is the relaxed modulus, and Qm is approximately the midband quality factor when Qm ≫ 1); or τ1, τ2, Qm, and MR in the creep-function approach (s1 = 1/τ1 and s2 = 1/τ2 are angular frequencies defining the bandwidth, and Qm is approximately the midband quality factor when Qm ≫ 1). In practice, it is often the case that, for a particular medium, the quality factor Q(ω0) and phase velocity c(ω0) at an angular frequency ω0 (s1 < ω0 < s2; s1 < ω0 < s2) are known from field measurements. If values are assigned to τ1 and τ2 (τ2 < τ1), or to τ1 and τ2 (τ2 < τ1), then the two remaining parameters, Qm and MR, or Qm and MR, can be obtained from Q(ω0). However, for highly attenuative media, e.g., Q(ω0) ≦ 5, Q(ω) can become highly skewed and negative at low frequencies (for the relaxation-function approach) or at high frequencies (for the creep-function approach) if this procedure is followed. A negative Q(ω) is unacceptable because it implies an increase in energy for waves propagating in a homogeneous and attenuative medium. This article shows that given (τ1, τ2, ω0) or (τ1, τ2, ω0), a lower limit of Q(ω0) exists for a bandlimited, four-parameter anelastic model. In the relaxation-function approach, the minimum permissible Q(ω0) is given by ln [(1 + ω20τ21)/(1 + ω20τ22)]/{2 arctan [ω0(τ1 − τ2)/(1 + ω20τ1τ2)]}. In the creep-function approach, the minimum permissible Q(ω0) is given by {2 ln (τ1/τ2) − ln [(1 + ω20τ21)/(1 + ω20τ22)]}/{2 arctan [ω0(τ1 − τ2)/(1 + ω20τ1τ2)]}. The more general statement that, for a given set of relaxation mechanisms, a lower limit exists for Q(ω0) is also shown to hold. Because a nearly constant midband Q cannot be achieved for highly attenuative media using a four-parameter anelastic model, a bandlimited, six-parameter anelastic model that yields a nearly constant midband Q for such media is devised; an expression for the minimum permissible Q(ω0) is given. Six-parameter anelastic models with quality factors Q ∼ 5 and Q ∼ 16, constant to 6% over the frequency range 0.5 to 200 Hz, illustrate this result. In conformity with field observations that Q(ω) for near-surface earth materials is approximately constant over a wide frequency range, the bandlimited, six-parameter anelastic models are suitable for modeling wave propagation in highly attenuative media for bandlimited time functions in engineering and exploration seismology.

Gradient structures of Ni – Zn ferrites for electromagnetic radiation protection devices

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
V. V. Karanskij ◽  
◽  
S. V. Smirnov ◽  
A. S. Klimov ◽  
E. V. Savruk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Electromagnetic Radiation ◽  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Electromagnetic Compatibility ◽  
Protective Coatings ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Zn Ferrite ◽  
Absorbing Materials ◽  
Plasma Electronic

Increasing the reliability requirements for electromagnetic compatibility of electronic equipment requires the creation of protective coatings that absorb electromagnetic radiation or the development of new radio-absorbing materials. In the frequency range up to 1 GHz, radio-absorbing materials based on Ni – Zn ferrites are of the greatest interest. The absorption of electromagnetic radiation by ferrites occurs due to resonant phenomena at the level of domains and atoms. Improving the performance of ferrites is possible by modifying their surface properties. In this paper, gradient structures for electromagnetic radiation protection products are obtained by treating the surface of Ni – Zn ferrite samples with a low-energy electron beam. To generate the electron beam, a unique development was used — a forevacuum plasma electronic source that allows forming and transporting a beam with a power density of up to 105 W/cm2 under conditions of high pressure and high gas release. As a result of processing, gradient structures were found on the surface of ferrites. A theoretical analysis and experimental study of the obtained structures “non – magnetic conductor – ferrite”, characterized by an increased attenuation coefficient and a reduced reflection coefficient of electromagnetic radiation in the frequency range from 0.5 to 2.5 GHz. The possibility of obtaining near-surface layers depleted in zinc with increased electrical conductivity and reduced magnetic permeability is shown.

The variability of naturally occurring magnetic field levels: 10 Hz to 8 kHz

Geophysics ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. F187-F197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben K. Sternberg
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Noise Level ◽  
Monsoon Season ◽  
Signal Frequency ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
Controlled Source ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Minimum Noise

The variability of naturally occurring magnetic fields in the frequency range from [Formula: see text] over a period of one year was studied. Contour plots for the [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] components and for frequencies of 10, 100, 1000, 2000, and 8000 Hz were produced. Average, minimum, maximum, and the standard deviations of these fields were also calculated for 12 distinctive time intervals. In the 1– to 8–kHz frequency range, the noise levels are typically higher at night. In the 10- to 100-Hz frequency range, the noise levels are typically higher during the day. During mid- to late-summer, there is frequent thunderstorm activity, known in the southwest United States as the monsoon season. The magnetic field levels are often very high during this time period. These variability ranges can be used to estimate the lowest levels of noise that may be encountered during field surveys, which iswhat the authors are looking for when running controlled-source electrical method surveys. These variability ranges can also be used to estimate the highest levels that may be encountered, which is what the authors are looking for when running natural-source electrical methods surveys, such as audio frequency magnetotelluric (AMT) surveys. These measurements of magnetic field strength variability show that better data for controlled-source electrical measurements can be obtained using the minimum noise level measurements, as opposed to using signal integration or signal averaging with all of the data. The minimum noise level is found by using frequency bins adjacent to the signal-frequency bin. Likewise, if one is interested in measuring the naturally occurring magnetic field data, using the maximum values during each time interval makes AMT measurements possible when the natural signal level is very low, particularly in the AMT dead zone around [Formula: see text].

scholarly journals ESTIMATION OF LONG-RANGE CORRELATION SCALES BY SEISMOACOUSTIC EMISSION SIGNALS OF NEAR-SURFACE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN KAMCHATKA

2019 ◽  
pp. 190-200
Author(s):  
В.Н. Сычёв ◽  
М.А. Мищенко ◽  
С.А. Имашев ◽  
М.Е. Чешев
Keyword(s):  
Long Range ◽  
Ground Surface ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Self Similarity ◽  
Observation Site ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Long Range Correlations ◽  
Seismic Receiver ◽  
Range Correlation ◽  
Geophysical Observation

На Камчатке в пункте комплексных геофизических наблюдений ИКИР ДВО РАН Карымшина для регистрации сигналов сейсмоакустической эмиссии на поверхности земли установлен измерительный комплекс. В качестве датчика сигналов используется трехкомпонентный пьезокерамический сейсмоприемник, который регистрирует колебательное ускорение в частотном диапазоне 0.5-400 Гц. Рассмотрен сейсмоакустический отклик на несколько региональных землетрясений с энергетическим классом Ks 11:0 в период 2017-2018 гг. При помощи статистических методов установлено самоподобие их структуры на ограниченном интервале временных масштабов. Это, в свою очередь, указывает на наличие дальних корреляций в рассматриваемой системе и позволяет получить оценку масштабов корреляций. A measurement complex is installed on the ground surface at Karymshina complex geophysical observation site of IKIR FEB RAS (Kamchatka) to record seismoacoustic emission signals. A three-component piezoceramic seismic receiver, which records oscillatory acceleration in the frequency range from 0.2 to 400 Hz, is used as the signal sensor. A series of seismoacoustic responses on regional earthquakes of 2017-2018 with the energy class Ks 11:0 has been considered. Self-similarity of their structures has been established in a limited interval of time scales by statistical methods. That, in its turn, indicates the presence of long-range correlations in the system under consideration and allows one to estimate correlation scales.

scholarly journals Features of the Earth surface deformations in the Kamchatka peninsula and their relation to geoacoustic emission

Solid Earth ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1293-1300 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. A. Larionov ◽  
Y. V. Marapulets ◽  
B. M. Shevtsov
Keyword(s):  
Michelson Interferometer ◽  
Kamchatka Peninsula ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Geoacoustic Emission ◽  
Direction Change ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Deformation Processes ◽  
Rock Deformations ◽  
Artificial Water

Abstract. The paper presents the results of investigations of deformation processes in the near-surface sedimentary rocks, which have been carried out in a seismically active region of the Kamchatka peninsula since 2007. The peculiarity of the experiments on registration of geodeformations is the application of a laser strainmeter–interferometer constructed according to the Michelson interferometer scheme. Besides rock deformations, geoacoustic emission in the frequency range from several hertz to the first tens of kilohertz is under investigation. Piezoceramic hydrophones installed in artificial water reservoirs are applied. It is shown that periods of primary rock compression and tension with a duration of up to several months are distinguished in the geodeformation process at the observation site. During the direction change in the deformations, when the geodeformation process rate grows, an increase in geoacoustic radiation is observed.

scholarly journals Analysis of nonstationarity in renal autoregulation mechanisms using time-varying transfer and coherence functions

2008 ◽  
Vol 295 (3) ◽  
pp. R821-R828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki H. Chon ◽  
Yuru Zhong ◽  
Leon C. Moore ◽  
Niels H. Holstein-Rathlou ◽  
William A. Cupples
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Dynamic Complexity ◽  
Spontaneously Hypertensive ◽  
Renal Autoregulation ◽  
Blood Flow Dynamics ◽  
Frequency Coherence

The extent to which renal blood flow dynamics vary in time and whether such variation contributes substantively to dynamic complexity have emerged as important questions. Data from Sprague-Dawley rats (SDR) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were analyzed by time-varying transfer functions (TVTF) and time-varying coherence functions (TVCF). Both TVTF and TVCF allow quantification of nonstationarity in the frequency ranges associated with the autoregulatory mechanisms. TVTF analysis shows that autoregulatory gain in SDR and SHR varies in time and that SHR exhibit significantly more nonstationarity than SDR. TVTF gain in the frequency range associated with the myogenic mechanism was significantly higher in SDR than in SHR, but no statistical difference was found with tubuloglomerular (TGF) gain. Furthermore, TVCF analysis revealed that the coherence in both strains is significantly nonstationary and that low-frequency coherence was negatively correlated with autoregulatory gain. TVCF in the frequency range from 0.1 to 0.3 Hz was significantly higher in SDR (7 out of 7, >0.5) than in SHR (5 out of 6, <0.5), and consistent for all time points. For TGF frequency range (0.03–0.05 Hz), coherence exhibited substantial nonstationarity in both strains. Five of six SHR had mean coherence (<0.5), while four of seven SDR exhibited coherence (<0.5). Together, these results demonstrate substantial nonstationarity in autoregulatory dynamics in both SHR and SDR. Furthermore, they indicate that the nonstationarity accounts for most of the dynamic complexity in SDR, but that it accounts for only a part of the dynamic complexity in SHR.

scholarly journals Design of Cascaded and Shifted Fractional-Order Lead Compensators for Plants with Monotonically Increasing Lags

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Guido Maione
Keyword(s):  
Fractional Order ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Wide Frequency Range ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Robust Controller ◽  
Simulation Experiments ◽  
Rational Transfer ◽  
Serial Connection ◽  
Efficiency Performance ◽  
Two Stages

This paper concerns cascaded, shifted, fractional-order, lead compensators made by the serial connection of two stages introducing their respective phase leads in shifted adjacent frequency ranges. Adding up leads in these intervals gives a flat phase in a wide frequency range. Moreover, the simple elements of the cascade can be easily realized by rational transfer functions. On this basis, a method is proposed in order to design a robust controller for a class of benchmark plants that are difficult to compensate due to monotonically increasing lags. The simulation experiments show the efficiency, performance and robustness of the approach.

scholarly journals Ultrasonic Propagation in Highly Attenuating Insulation Materials

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 2285
Author(s):  
David A. Hutchins ◽  
Richard L. Watson ◽  
Lee A.J. Davis ◽  
Lolu Akanji ◽  
Duncan R. Billson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Compression ◽  
Steel Pipe ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Ultrasonic Signals ◽  
Insulation Materials ◽  
Viscoelastic Effects ◽  
Ultrasonic Propagation ◽  
Cladded Steel

Experiments have been performed to demonstrate that ultrasound in the 100–400 kHz frequency range can be used to propagate signals through various types of industrial insulation. This is despite the fact that they are highly attenuating to ultrasonic signals due to scattering and viscoelastic effects. The experiments used a combination of piezocomposite transducers and pulse compression processing. This combination allowed signal-to-noise levels to be enhanced so that signals reflected from the surface of an insulated and cladded steel pipe could be obtained.

Frequency-Importance and Transfer Functions for Recorded CID W-22 Word Lists

1991 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald A. Studebaker ◽  
Robert L. Sherbecoe
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Function ◽  
Word Recognition ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Word Test ◽  
Word Lists ◽  
Articulation Index ◽  
Importance Function ◽  
The Right

Frequency-importance and transfer functions for the Technisonic Studios’ recordings of the CID W-22 word test are reported. These functions may be used to calculate Articulation Index (Al) values or to predict scores on the W-22 test. The functions were derived from the word recognition scores of 8 normal-hearing listeners who were tested under 308 conditions of filtering and masking. The importance function for the W-22 test has a broader frequency range and a different shape than the importance function used in the current ANSI standard on the Articulation Index (ANSI, 1969). The transfer function is similar in slope to to the ANSI transfer function for 256 PB-words, but is shifted to the right of that function by 0.05 Al.

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