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Numerical modeling of zero-offset laboratory data in a strong topographic environment: results for a spectral-element method and a discretized Kirchhoff integral method |
Nathalie Favretto-Cristini1, Anastasiya Tantsereva2, Paul Cristini1, Bjørn Ursin2, Dimitri Komatitsch1, Arkady M. Aizenberg3 |
1 Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics (LMA), CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, Centrale Marseille, 31 chemin Joseph-Aiguier, 13402 Marseille Cedex 20, France
2 Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, S.P. Andersens vei 15A, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
3 Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS, Pr. Ac. Koptyug 3, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia |
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Abstract Accurate simulation of seismic wave propagation in complex geological structures is of particular interest nowadays. However conventional methods may fail to simulate realistic wavefields in environments with great and rapid structural changes, due for instance to the presence of shadow zones, diffractions and/or edge effects. Different methods, developed to improve seismic modeling, are typically tested on synthetic configurations against analytical solutions for simple canonical problems or reference methods, or via direct comparison with real data acquired in situ. Such approaches have limitations, especially if the propagation occurs in a complex environment with strong-contrast reflectors and surface irregularities, as it can be difficult to determine the method which gives the best approximation of the ‘‘real’’ solution, or to interpret the results obtained without an a priori knowledge of the geologic environment. An alternative approach for seismics consists in comparing the synthetic data with high-quality data collected in laboratory experiments under controlled conditions for a known configuration. In contrast with numerical experiments, laboratory data possess many of the characteristics of field data, as real waves propagate through models with no numerical approximations. We thus present a comparison of laboratory- scaled measurements of 3D zero-offset wave reflection of broadband pulses from a strong topographic environment immersed in a water tank with numerical data simulated by means of a spectral-element method and a discretized Kirchhoff integral method. The results indicate a good quantitative fit in terms of time arrivals and acceptable fit in amplitudes for all datasets.
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Received: 20 October 2013
Published: 22 January 2014
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Corresponding Authors:
Nathalie Favretto-Cristini
E-mail: favretto@lma.cnrs-mrs.fr
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