3D elastic wave equation forward modeling based on the precise integration method
Duan Yu-Ting1, Hu Tian-Yue1, Yao Feng-Chang2, and Zhang Yan2
1. School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
2. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, PetroChina, Beijing 100083, China.
Abstract：
The Finite Difference (FD) method is an important method for seismic numerical simulations. It helps us understand regular patterns in seismic wave propagation, analyze seismic attributes, and interpret seismic data. However, because of its discretization, the FD method is only stable under certain conditions. The Arbitrary Difference Precise Integration (ADPI) method is based on the FD method and adopts an integration scheme in the time domain and an arbitrary difference scheme in the space domain. Therefore, the ADPI method is a semi-analytical method. In this paper, we deduce the formula for the ADPI method based on the 3D elastic equation and improve its stability. In forward modeling cases, the ADPI method was implemented in 2D and 3D elastic wave equation forward modeling. Results show that the travel time of the reflected seismic wave is accurate. Compared with the acoustic wave field, the elastic wave field contains more wave types, including PS- and PP- reflected waves, transmitted waves, and diffracted waves, which is important to interpretation of seismic data. The method can be easily applied to elastic wave equation numerical simulations for geological models.
DUAN Yu-Ting,HU Tian-Yue,YAO Feng-Chang et al. 3D elastic wave equation forward modeling based on the precise integration method[J]. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, 2013, 10(1): 71-78.
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