Active seismic sources are critical for obtaining high resolution images of the subsurface.For active imaging in urban areas,environment friendly and green seismic sources are required.In present work,we introduce a n...Active seismic sources are critical for obtaining high resolution images of the subsurface.For active imaging in urban areas,environment friendly and green seismic sources are required.In present work,we introduce a new type of green active source based on the gaseous detonation of methane and oxygen.When fired in a closed container,the chemical reaction,i.e.gaseous detonation,will produce high pressure air over 150 MPa.Seismic waves are produced when high pressure air is quickly released to impact the surroundings.The first field experiment of this active source was carried out in December,2017 in Jingdezhen,Jiangxi Province,where a series of active sources were excited to explore their potential in mine exploration.In current work,we analyzed the seismic waves recorded by near-field accelerators and a dense short-period seismic array and compared them with those from a mobile airgun source,another kind of active source by releasing high pressure air into water.The results demonstrate that it can be used for high resolution near surface imaging.Firstly,the gaseous detonation productions are harmless CO2 and water,making it a green explosive source.Secondly,the dominant seismic frequencies are 10-80 Hz and a single shot can be recorded up to 15 km,making it suitable for local structure investigations.Thirdly,it can be excited in vertical wells,similar to traditional powder explosive sources.It can also act as an additional on-land active source to airgun sources,which requires a suitable water body as intermediate media to generate repeating signals.Moreover,the short duration and high frequency signature of the source signals make it safe with no damage to nearby buildings.These make it convenient to excite in urban areas.As a new explosive source,the excitation equipment and conditions,such as gas ratio,sink depth and air-releasing directions,need further investigation to improve seismic wave generation efficiency.展开更多
The Anninghe fault is a large left-lateral strike-slip fault in southwestern China. It has controlled deposition and magmatic activities since the Proterozoic, and seismic activity occurs frequently. The Mianning-Xich...The Anninghe fault is a large left-lateral strike-slip fault in southwestern China. It has controlled deposition and magmatic activities since the Proterozoic, and seismic activity occurs frequently. The Mianning-Xichang segment of the Anninghe fault is a seismic gap that has been locked by high stress. Many studies suggest that this segment has great potential for large earthquakes(magnitude >7). We obtained three vertical velocity profiles of the Anninghe fault(between Mianning and Xichang) based on the inversion of P-wave first arrival times. The travel time data were picked from seismograms generated by methane gaseous sources and recorded by three linearly distributed across-fault dense arrays. The inversion results show that the P-wave velocity structures at depths of 0-2 km corresponds well with the local lithology. The Quaternary sediments have low seismic velocities, whereas the igneous rocks,metamorphic rocks, and bedrock have high seismic velocities. We then further discuss the fault activities of the two fault branches of the Anninghe fault in the study region based on small earthquakes(magnitudes between ML 0.5 and ML 2.5) detected by the Xichang array.The eastern fault branch is more active than the western branch and that the fault activities in the eastern branch are different in the northern and southern segments at the border of 28°21′N. The high-resolution models obtained are essential for future earthquake rupture simulations and hazard assessments of the Anninghe fault zone. Future studies of velocity models at greater depths may further explain the complex fault activities in the study region.展开更多
基金jointly sponsored by the National Key Research and Development Plan(2018YFC1503200)National Natural Science Foundation of China(41674061,41474058 and 41790463)the Special Fund of the Institute of Geophysics,China Earthquake Administration(DQJB19B25)
文摘Active seismic sources are critical for obtaining high resolution images of the subsurface.For active imaging in urban areas,environment friendly and green seismic sources are required.In present work,we introduce a new type of green active source based on the gaseous detonation of methane and oxygen.When fired in a closed container,the chemical reaction,i.e.gaseous detonation,will produce high pressure air over 150 MPa.Seismic waves are produced when high pressure air is quickly released to impact the surroundings.The first field experiment of this active source was carried out in December,2017 in Jingdezhen,Jiangxi Province,where a series of active sources were excited to explore their potential in mine exploration.In current work,we analyzed the seismic waves recorded by near-field accelerators and a dense short-period seismic array and compared them with those from a mobile airgun source,another kind of active source by releasing high pressure air into water.The results demonstrate that it can be used for high resolution near surface imaging.Firstly,the gaseous detonation productions are harmless CO2 and water,making it a green explosive source.Secondly,the dominant seismic frequencies are 10-80 Hz and a single shot can be recorded up to 15 km,making it suitable for local structure investigations.Thirdly,it can be excited in vertical wells,similar to traditional powder explosive sources.It can also act as an additional on-land active source to airgun sources,which requires a suitable water body as intermediate media to generate repeating signals.Moreover,the short duration and high frequency signature of the source signals make it safe with no damage to nearby buildings.These make it convenient to excite in urban areas.As a new explosive source,the excitation equipment and conditions,such as gas ratio,sink depth and air-releasing directions,need further investigation to improve seismic wave generation efficiency.
基金supported by the Key Research and Development Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology(Grant No.2018YFC1503400)。
文摘The Anninghe fault is a large left-lateral strike-slip fault in southwestern China. It has controlled deposition and magmatic activities since the Proterozoic, and seismic activity occurs frequently. The Mianning-Xichang segment of the Anninghe fault is a seismic gap that has been locked by high stress. Many studies suggest that this segment has great potential for large earthquakes(magnitude >7). We obtained three vertical velocity profiles of the Anninghe fault(between Mianning and Xichang) based on the inversion of P-wave first arrival times. The travel time data were picked from seismograms generated by methane gaseous sources and recorded by three linearly distributed across-fault dense arrays. The inversion results show that the P-wave velocity structures at depths of 0-2 km corresponds well with the local lithology. The Quaternary sediments have low seismic velocities, whereas the igneous rocks,metamorphic rocks, and bedrock have high seismic velocities. We then further discuss the fault activities of the two fault branches of the Anninghe fault in the study region based on small earthquakes(magnitudes between ML 0.5 and ML 2.5) detected by the Xichang array.The eastern fault branch is more active than the western branch and that the fault activities in the eastern branch are different in the northern and southern segments at the border of 28°21′N. The high-resolution models obtained are essential for future earthquake rupture simulations and hazard assessments of the Anninghe fault zone. Future studies of velocity models at greater depths may further explain the complex fault activities in the study region.
