Traction image method for irregular free surface boundaries in finite difference seismic wave simulation

W Zhang, X Chen - Geophysical Journal International, 2006 - academic.oup.com
In this study, we propose a new numerical method, named as Traction Image method, to
accurately and efficiently implement the traction-free boundary conditions in finite difference …

Three-dimensional elastic wave numerical modelling in the presence of surface topography by a collocated-grid finite-difference method on curvilinear grids

W Zhang, Z Zhang, X Chen - Geophysical Journal International, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Surface topography has been considered a difficult task for seismic wave numerical
modelling by the finite-difference method (FDM) because the most popular staggered finite …

Elastic modelling on a grid with vertically varying spacing1

C Jastram, E Tessmer - Geophysical prospecting, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
We present a discrete modelling scheme which solves the elastic wave equation on a grid
with vertically varying grid spacings. Spatial derivatives are computed by finite‐difference …

Finite-difference modelling in two-dimensional anisotropic media using a flux-corrected transport technique

DH Yang, E Liu, ZJ Zhang, J Teng - Geophysical Journal …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
The conventional finite-difference (FD) method often suffers from numerical dispersion when
too few samples per wavelength are used or when models have large velocity contrast, or …

Three-dimensional anisotropic seismic wave modelling in spherical coordinates by a collocated-grid finite-difference method

W Zhang, Y Shen, L Zhao - Geophysical Journal International, 2012 - academic.oup.com
To simulate seismic wave propagation in the spherical Earth, the Earth′ s curvature has to
be taken into account. This can be done by solving the seismic wave equation in spherical …

Finite‐difference elastic wave propagation in 2D heterogeneous transversely isotropic media1

C Juhlin - Geophysical Prospecting, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
The velocity‐stress formulation for propagation of elastic seismic waves through 2D
heterogeneous transversely isotropic media of arbitrary orientation is presented. The …

[PDF][PDF] 二维各向异性介质中地震波场的高阶同位网格有限差分模拟

祝贺君, 张伟, 陈晓非 - 地球物理学报, 2009 - dsjyj.com.cn
摘要本文将DRP/optMacCormack 有限差分格式用于模拟二维各向异性介质中的地震波传播.
DRP/opt MacCormack 是一种同位网格下的差分格式, 避免了传统的交错网格在计算各向异性 …

Seismic‐wave modeling in the presence of surface topography in 2D general anisotropic media by a curvilinear grid finite‐difference method

YC Sun, W Zhang, X Chen - Bulletin of the Seismological …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In this article, the curvilinear grid finite‐difference method is extended to simulate seismic‐
wave propagation in 2D general anisotropic media with surface topography. In order to …

Elastic wave propagation in heterogeneous anisotropic media using the lumped finite-element method

J Zhang, DJ Verschuur - Geophysics, 2002 - library.seg.org
A numerical technique for wave-propagation simulation in 2-D heterogeneous anisotropic
structures is presented. The scheme is flexible in incorporating arbitrary surface topography …

Elastic wave propagation in anisotropic crustal material possessing arbitrary internal tilt

DA Okaya, TV McEvilly - Geophysical Journal International, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Geological causes of crustal anisotropy include regional fractures and cracks, isotropic
heterogeneity or layering and material composition and textural properties. In addition …