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Surface wave prospecting method and acquisition equipment

US10739482B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 2018
Grant dateAug 11, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/307
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The technical solution of the present application is applicable to the technical field of geophysical exploration, and provides a surface wave prospecting method and an acquisition equipment. This method comprises: obtaining vibration data by a vibration collecting device; calculating a dispersion graph by applying a vector wavenumber transform method to the vibration data, extracting dispersion curves from the dispersion graph, wherein the dispersion curves include fundamental mode and higher modes of dispersion curves of surface wave; establishing an initial stratigraphic model according to the dispersion graph; and performing a dispersion curves inversion based on the initial stratigraphic model and an inversion algorithm. The present technical solution can extract dispersion information of higher modes of surface wave from vibration data for reducing the non-uniqueness of inversion; computation time of the inversion algorithm can be reduced by establishing the initial stratigraphic model, and the instability of the inversion algorithm can be reduced, too. In this way, vibration collecting devices can be arranged arbitrarily, the requirement for the site layout is reduced, and t…

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