full-waveform seismic inversion; nuclear waste disposal; modelling of seismic wave propagation; wave propagation; boundary conditions; high performance computing; finite-difference methods ; multicomponent seismic data ; near-surface zone; physical modelling; dedicated computational platforms
Koene Erik F M, Robertsson Johan O A, Andersson Fredrik (2020), A consistent implementation of point sources on finite-difference grids, in
Geophysical Journal International, 223(2), 1144-1161.
Koene Erik F. M., Robertsson Johan O. A. (2020), Optimal finite-difference operators for arbitrarily sampled data, in
GEOPHYSICS, 85(3), F39-F51.
Mildner Constantin, Broggini Filippo, de Vos Koos, Robertsson Johan O. A. (2019), Accurate source wavelet estimation using Marchenko focusing functions, in
GEOPHYSICS, 84(6), Q73-Q88.
Koene E., Wittsten J., Robertsson J., Andersson F. (2019), Eliminating Time Dispersion from Visco-Elastic Simulations with Memory Variables, in
81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2019, London, UK,EAGE, Amsterdam.
Alumbaugh David, Bevc Dimitri, Koene Erik, Robertsson Johan (2018), A finite-difference algorithm to retrieve finite-difference modeled elastic waves at the free surface, in
SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2018, Anaheim, CaliforniaSEG, Tulsa, OK.
Broggini F. (2018), GPU Implementation of Geophysical Algorithms, in
80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018, Copenhagen, DenmarkEAGE, Amsterdam.
Broggini F., Athanasopoulos N., Gray M., van Manen D. (2018), Sensitivity Study of the Immersive Boundary Condition Method, in
80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018, Copenhagen, DenmarkEAGE, Amsterdam.
Haindl C.M., Broggini F., Ravasi M., van Manen D.-J. (2018), Using Sparsity to Improve the Accuracy of Marchenko Imaging of Single and Time-Lapse Seismic Given Imperfect Acquisitiont, in
80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018, Copenhagen, DenmarkEAGE, Amsterdam.
Koene Erik F M, Robertsson Johan O A, Broggini Filippo, Andersson Fredrik (2018), Eliminating time dispersion from seismic wave modeling, in
Geophysical Journal International, 213(1), 169-180.
Popovici Alexander Mihai, Fomel Sergey, Koene Erik, Robertsson Johan (2017), Removing numerical dispersion artifacts from reverse time migration and full-waveform inversion, in
SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2017, Houston, TexasSEG, Tulsa, OK.
Thomsen H.R., Broggini F., van Manen D.-J., Ravasi M., Kritski A. (2017), Robust Marchenko Focusing - Calibrating Surface Reflection with VSP Data, in
79th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2017, Paris, FranceEAGE, Amsterdam.
Broggini Filippo, Vasmel Marlies, Robertsson Johan O. A., van Manen Dirk-Jan (2017), Immersive boundary conditions: Theory, implementation, and examples, in
GEOPHYSICS, 82(3), T97-T110.
Mildner Constantin, Broggini Filippo, Robertsson Johan O. A., van Manen Dirk-Jan, Greenhalgh Stewart (2017), Target-oriented velocity analysis using Marchenko-redatumed data, in
GEOPHYSICS, 82(2), R75-R86.
Vasmel Marlies, Robertsson Johan O. A. (2016), Exact wavefield reconstruction on finite-difference grids with minimal memory requirements, in
GEOPHYSICS, 81(6), T303-T309.
Broggini F., Vasmel M., Robertsson J.O.A., van Manen D.J. (2016), Exact Boundary Conditions for Local Wave Field Modelling, in
78th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2016 - Workshops, Vienna, AustriaEAGE, Amsterdam.
Vasmel Marlies, Robertsson Johan O. A., Amundsen Lasse (2016), A model-independent finite-difference method for removal of free-surface generated multiples, in
GEOPHYSICS, 81(2), T79-T90.
A fundamental goal of the research in the ETH Exploration and Environmental Geophysics (EEG) group is to better understand the Earth’s shallow near-surface properties and structure (upper 10’s to 100’s of meters) and the effects that this “near surface corrupting lens” has on seismic reflections from deeper structures. The near-surface zone is characterized by strong variations in elastic properties, such as at the free surface, transitions from dry to fluid to gas saturated media, and the sharp discontinuities between different sediments, soils and rock types, all of which lead to very complex seismic records contaminated by coherent noise. The research approach conducted in the EEG group to tackle these problems is based on three research programmes: theory and methodology development, field data experimentation and laboratory experimentation. The project described in this proposal is well integrated within these pillars with a long-term vision of developing new wave-equation based elastic modelling and inversion methods that fully explain the recorded data.We propose new, efficient and potent (in terms of the physics of wave propagation) methods for modelling seismic wave propagation and undertaking full waveform inversion (FWI) of seismic data. The novel methodology is based on the application of new boundary conditions and the projection of real or modelled data from the surface to the target of interest. In particular, the methodology promises to substantially reduce computational cost for resynthesizing the seismic response after model alterations (cost of recomputations are very small compared to the full upfront computations). Moreover, the modelling methodology changes the nature of the required computations (small scale finite-difference computations in combination with pure cross-correlation operations) and will be particularly suited to run on dedicated (application-specific) computer architectures. We therefore want to exploit the new modelling engine for FWI applications and foresee significant reductions in computational cost by one or several orders of magnitude, depending on the application. Such a significant advance will facilitate our goal of carrying out 3D elastic FWI of surface seismic data on a full scale - something that is prohibitively computationally expensive today. The new elastic FWI methodology will aid the resolution of long-standing problems in hydrocarbon and mineral exploration (including the near-surface problem), groundwater and hydrothermal reservoir characterization, CO2 sequestration and earthquake seismology. Finally, many aspects of wave propagation in real Earth media and the physics of scattered waves are still poorly understood. We are in the process of building a new wave propagation laboratory in our group for such studies. The methodology for modelling and inversion outlined in this proposal is central to the concept of the wave propagation laboratory where a physical modelling experiment is fully immersed within a projected virtual environment.