Title | Determination of the phase-velocity directions in anisotropic media using a direction vector |
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Corresponding Author | Zhang,Jianfeng |
Publication Years | 2022-11-01
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ISSN | 0016-8033
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EISSN | 1942-2156
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Volume | 87Issue:6Pages:C125-C138 |
Abstract | Determination of the phase-velocity direction (PVD) in anisotropic media is important in the general research of wave phenomena and in the construction of seismic modeling, imaging, and inversion algorithms for practical applications. By taking the dot product of a scaled displacement vector with both sides of the elastic wave equation and rearranging terms, we identify two relevant computational formulas for the group velocity and slowness vectors. The quantity in the numerator of this group-velocity vector is linked to the conventional Poynting vector which points in the group-velocity direction (GVD), and we thus refer to it as the direction vector for the GVD. Similarly, the quantity in the numerator of this slowness vector provides a new direction vector which points in the PVD, and we thus refer to it as the direction vector for the PVD. This new direction vector provides a convenient way to directly compute the PVD by using the extrapolated vector wavefields in general anisotropic media. We validate the effectiveness of the proposed direction vector for the PVD by using an analytical relation in a homogeneous transversely isotropic medium. Next, three anisotropic models are used to indicate the differences between the GVD and PVD, which are estimated by using the direction vectors for the GVD and PVD. The proposed direction vector also is suitable for the computation of the PVD in low-symmetry anisotropic media, including orthorhombic, monoclinic, or triclinic media. |
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Language | English
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SUSTech Authorship | First
; Corresponding
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WOS Research Area | Geochemistry & Geophysics
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WOS Subject | Geochemistry & Geophysics
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WOS Accession No | WOS:000969875300004
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ESI Research Field | GEOSCIENCES
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Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85138768671
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Data Source | Scopus
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Cited Times [WOS]:0
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Document Type | Journal Article |
Identifier | http://kc.sustech.edu.cn/handle/2SGJ60CL/402658 |
Department | Department of Earth and Space Sciences |
Affiliation | 1.Southern University of Science and Technology,Department of Earth and Space Sciences,Shenzhen,China 2.National Engineering Research Center of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration,Beijing,China 3.National Engineering Research Center of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration,Beijing,China |
First Author Affilication | Department of Earth and Space Sciences |
Corresponding Author Affilication | Department of Earth and Space Sciences |
First Author's First Affilication | Department of Earth and Space Sciences |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 |
Yang,Kai,Zhang,Jianfeng. Determination of the phase-velocity directions in anisotropic media using a direction vector[J]. GEOPHYSICS,2022,87(6):C125-C138.
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APA |
Yang,Kai,&Zhang,Jianfeng.(2022).Determination of the phase-velocity directions in anisotropic media using a direction vector.GEOPHYSICS,87(6),C125-C138.
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MLA |
Yang,Kai,et al."Determination of the phase-velocity directions in anisotropic media using a direction vector".GEOPHYSICS 87.6(2022):C125-C138.
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