Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation

Fundamentals of Seismic Wave Propagation

Fundamentals of Wave Propagation

In this chapter and Chapter 4, waves are considered in 3-D, in general. However, in some applications such as in integrated optics in which propagation of waves on a surface is often considered, 2-D waves are of interest. For example, see Chapter 19 on dense wavelength division multiplexing. Two-dimensional equations are simpler because one of the space variables, say, y is omitted from the equ...

Seismic Wave-Field Propagation Modelling using the Euler Method

Wave-field extrapolation based on solving the wave equation is an important step in seismic modeling and needs a high level of accuracy. It has been implemented through a various numerical methods such as finite difference method as the most popular and conventional one. Moreover, the main drawbacks of the finite difference method are the low level of accuracy and the numerical dispersion for l...

Seismic Wave Propagation in Fractured Carbonate Rock

Laboratory experiments were performed on cubic samples of Austin Chalk to investigate the effect of fabric-induced anisotropy on the interpretation of fracture specific stiffness. The experimental results found that the fabric-induced layering complicates the interpretation of fracture specific stiffness. Seismic measurements from a sample with small layers (i.e., spacing and thickness) show th...

Modelling Seismic Wave Propagation for Geophysical Imaging