Q-Compensated Gaussian Beam Migration under the Condition of Irregular Surface

The viscosity of actual underground media can cause amplitude attenuation and phase distortion of seismic waves. When seismic images are processed assuming elastic media, the imaging accuracy for the deep reflective layer is often reduced. If this attenuation effect is compensated, the imaging quali...

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Main Authors: Jianguang Han, Qingtian Lü, Bingluo Gu, Jiayong Yan
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/15/3761
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author Jianguang Han
Qingtian Lü
Bingluo Gu
Jiayong Yan
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Qingtian Lü
Bingluo Gu
Jiayong Yan
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description The viscosity of actual underground media can cause amplitude attenuation and phase distortion of seismic waves. When seismic images are processed assuming elastic media, the imaging accuracy for the deep reflective layer is often reduced. If this attenuation effect is compensated, the imaging quality of the seismic data can be significantly improved. Q-compensated Gaussian beam migration (Q-GBM) is an effective seismic imaging method for viscous media, and it has the advantages of both wave equation and ray-based Q-compensated imaging methods. This study develops a Q-GBM method in visco-acoustic media with an irregular surface. Initially, the basic principles of Gaussian beam in visco-acoustic media are introduced. Then, by correcting the complex-value time of the Gaussian beam in visco-acoustic media, energy compensation and phase correction are carried out for the forward continuation wavefield at the seismic source of the irregular surface and the reverse continuation wavefield at the beam center, which effectively compensates the absorption and attenuation effects of visco-acoustic media on the seismic wavefield. Further, a Q-GBM method under the irregular surface is proposed using cross-correlation imaging conditions. Through migration tests for three numerical models of visco-acoustic media with irregular surfaces, it is verified that our method is an effective depth domain imaging technique for seismic data in visco-acoustic media under the condition of irregular surfaces.
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spelling doaj.art-f98c4a953da84a928b7f3687e6fcb64b2023-11-18T23:30:25ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922023-07-011515376110.3390/rs15153761Q-Compensated Gaussian Beam Migration under the Condition of Irregular SurfaceJianguang Han0Qingtian Lü1Bingluo Gu2Jiayong Yan3Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaChinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaSchool of Geoscience, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, ChinaChinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, ChinaThe viscosity of actual underground media can cause amplitude attenuation and phase distortion of seismic waves. When seismic images are processed assuming elastic media, the imaging accuracy for the deep reflective layer is often reduced. If this attenuation effect is compensated, the imaging quality of the seismic data can be significantly improved. Q-compensated Gaussian beam migration (Q-GBM) is an effective seismic imaging method for viscous media, and it has the advantages of both wave equation and ray-based Q-compensated imaging methods. This study develops a Q-GBM method in visco-acoustic media with an irregular surface. Initially, the basic principles of Gaussian beam in visco-acoustic media are introduced. Then, by correcting the complex-value time of the Gaussian beam in visco-acoustic media, energy compensation and phase correction are carried out for the forward continuation wavefield at the seismic source of the irregular surface and the reverse continuation wavefield at the beam center, which effectively compensates the absorption and attenuation effects of visco-acoustic media on the seismic wavefield. Further, a Q-GBM method under the irregular surface is proposed using cross-correlation imaging conditions. Through migration tests for three numerical models of visco-acoustic media with irregular surfaces, it is verified that our method is an effective depth domain imaging technique for seismic data in visco-acoustic media under the condition of irregular surfaces.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/15/3761irregular surfacevisco-acoustic mediaQ-compensatedGaussian beam migrationseismic imaging
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Qingtian Lü
Bingluo Gu
Jiayong Yan
Q-Compensated Gaussian Beam Migration under the Condition of Irregular Surface
Remote Sensing
irregular surface
visco-acoustic media
Q-compensated
Gaussian beam migration
seismic imaging
title Q-Compensated Gaussian Beam Migration under the Condition of Irregular Surface
title_full Q-Compensated Gaussian Beam Migration under the Condition of Irregular Surface
title_fullStr Q-Compensated Gaussian Beam Migration under the Condition of Irregular Surface
title_full_unstemmed Q-Compensated Gaussian Beam Migration under the Condition of Irregular Surface
title_short Q-Compensated Gaussian Beam Migration under the Condition of Irregular Surface
title_sort q compensated gaussian beam migration under the condition of irregular surface
topic irregular surface
visco-acoustic media
Q-compensated
Gaussian beam migration
seismic imaging
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/15/3761
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