Abstract：
When simulating seismic wave propagation in free space, it is essential to introduce absorbing boundary conditions to eliminate reflections from artificially truncated boundaries. In this paper, a damping factor referred to as the Gaussian damping factor is proposed. The Gaussian damping factor is based on the idea of perfectly matched layers (PMLs). This work presents a detailed analysis of the theoretical foundations and advantages of the Gaussian damping factor. Additionally, numerical experiments for the simulation of seismic waves are presented based on two numerical models: a homogeneous model and a multi-layer model. The results show that the proposed factor works better. The Gaussian damping factor achieves a higher Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) than previously used factors when using same number of PMLs, and requires less PMLs than other methods to achieve an identical SNR.
YANG Hao-Xing,WANG Hong-Xia. A study of damping factors in perfectly matched layers for the numerical simulation of seismic waves[J]. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, 2013, 10(1): 63-70.
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