Clustering earthquakes refer to the seismic events that occur closely with each other in time and space. Because their overlapping waveform records make it difficult to pick the first arrivals, the hypocenters of clus...Clustering earthquakes refer to the seismic events that occur closely with each other in time and space. Because their overlapping waveform records make it difficult to pick the first arrivals, the hypocenters of clustering earthquakes cannot be determined accurately by traveltime location methods. Here we apply a reverse-time imaging （RTI） method to map clustering earthquakes. Taking the advantage of directly using waveforms, the RTI method is capable to map either a single small earthquake or some densely distributed clustering earthquakes beneath a 2-D seismic array. In 3-D case the RTI method is successfully applied to locate the long-offset doublet earthquakes using the data from a set of sparsely distributed surface stations. However, for the same acquisition geometry, the RTI encounters challenges in mapping densely distributed clustering earthquakes. While it is obvious that improving the mapping of clustering earthquakes requires a denser receiver network with wider range of illumination angles, it is necessary to verify the actual resolution of the RTI method with synthetic data. In our study area in the Three Gorges region, our tests in 3-D case suggest that some events beneath the linear aligned sub-arrays have reasonable resolution.展开更多
震源定位是微地震监测关键技术之一。本文提出用于微地震定位的弹性波和加权弹性波(WEW)干涉成像方法。该方法在保证定位精度的同时,还可避免震源假象。通过各向同性水平层介质状模型的数值试验,初步表明该方法可适应低信噪比微震信号...震源定位是微地震监测关键技术之一。本文提出用于微地震定位的弹性波和加权弹性波(WEW)干涉成像方法。该方法在保证定位精度的同时,还可避免震源假象。通过各向同性水平层介质状模型的数值试验,初步表明该方法可适应低信噪比微震信号、速度随机扰动、较稀疏的检波器分布等情况,并在速度模型存在一定的系统误差时也仍保持较高的定位精度。由于干涉成像方法不需要进行初至拾取,定位效率相对传统走时方法也得到了提高。采用二维断层模型试算Nnumerical results of using a two-dimensional fault model,表明方法还能实现多震源定位,且比逆时成像有更高的定位精度。展开更多
基金This research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China （2016YFC0801405 and 2017YFC0804105）, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China （51574250）. The authors also greatly indebted to Dr. Ye Chen, who is now working at the Research Centre of Photonics and Instrumentation at City, University of London, for his rigorous suggestions for this paper.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.41230318,41204087,and 41304109)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (No.ZR2014DM006)+1 种基金the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No.20130132110023) the Key Laboratory of Marine Hydrocarbon Resources and Environmental Geology,Ministry of Land and Resources of China (No.MRE201303)
文摘Clustering earthquakes refer to the seismic events that occur closely with each other in time and space. Because their overlapping waveform records make it difficult to pick the first arrivals, the hypocenters of clustering earthquakes cannot be determined accurately by traveltime location methods. Here we apply a reverse-time imaging （RTI） method to map clustering earthquakes. Taking the advantage of directly using waveforms, the RTI method is capable to map either a single small earthquake or some densely distributed clustering earthquakes beneath a 2-D seismic array. In 3-D case the RTI method is successfully applied to locate the long-offset doublet earthquakes using the data from a set of sparsely distributed surface stations. However, for the same acquisition geometry, the RTI encounters challenges in mapping densely distributed clustering earthquakes. While it is obvious that improving the mapping of clustering earthquakes requires a denser receiver network with wider range of illumination angles, it is necessary to verify the actual resolution of the RTI method with synthetic data. In our study area in the Three Gorges region, our tests in 3-D case suggest that some events beneath the linear aligned sub-arrays have reasonable resolution.
基金supported by the R&D of Key Instruments and Technologies for Deep Resources Prospecting(No.ZDYZ2012-1)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11374322)
文摘震源定位是微地震监测关键技术之一。本文提出用于微地震定位的弹性波和加权弹性波(WEW)干涉成像方法。该方法在保证定位精度的同时,还可避免震源假象。通过各向同性水平层介质状模型的数值试验,初步表明该方法可适应低信噪比微震信号、速度随机扰动、较稀疏的检波器分布等情况,并在速度模型存在一定的系统误差时也仍保持较高的定位精度。由于干涉成像方法不需要进行初至拾取,定位效率相对传统走时方法也得到了提高。采用二维断层模型试算Nnumerical results of using a two-dimensional fault model,表明方法还能实现多震源定位,且比逆时成像有更高的定位精度。
