SEISMIC MODEL STUDIES OF THE OVERBURDEN-BEDROCK REFLECTION

被引:27
作者
PULLAN, SE
HUNTER, JA
机构
[1] Geological Survey of Canada,, Resource Geophysics &, Geochemistry Div, Ottawa, Ont, Can, Geological Survey of Canada, Resource Geophysics & Geochemistry Div, Ottawa, Ont, Can
关键词
GEOPHYSICS - Rock Properties - MATHEMATICAL MODELS;
D O I
10.1190/1.1441859
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
One aspect of the modification of seismic waves on passage through the Earth is the partitioning of energy at subsurface interfaces as described by the Zoeppritz equations. These equations have been applied to simple two- and three-layer models to determine the variations in the amplitude and phase of a reflection signal at nonnormal angles of incidence. Synthetic seismograms have been produced to illustrate the effect of these variations on a seismic wavelet. It is found that the phase variations can lead to substantial changes in the character of the reflected wavelet as the source-geophone distance increases. These changes are dependent on the angle of incidence and on the elastic properties of the subsurface layers. In particular, for models approximating in overburden over bedrock situation, the reflected pulse is predicted to 'change phase' when the velocity contrast betwen the two layers is relatively small. This effect has been observed on field records.
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页码:1684 / 1688
页数:5
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