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PP amplitude bias caused by interface scattering: are diffracted waves guilty?
Author(s) -
FavrettoCristini Nathalie,
De Bazelaire Eric
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
geophysical prospecting
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.735
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1365-2478
pISSN - 0016-8025
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2478.2003.00357.x
Subject(s) - diffraction , amplitude , scattering , scattering amplitude , physics , optics , computational physics , classical mechanics
ABSTRACT This paper is concerned with the problem of interpretation of anomalous seismic amplitudes, induced by the amplitude‐scattering phenomenon. This phenomenon occurs in the vicinity of a crack distribution at the interface between elastic layers. The purpose of this work is to obtain a better understanding of the physics of this distinctive phenomenon, in order to interpret correctly the amplitudes of the reflected events. By analogy with studies in optics and in acoustics, we suggest that diffraction is widely involved in the amplitude‐scattering phenomenon. Analytical evaluation of the amount of energy carried by the reflected and the diffracted waves shows that neglecting diffraction in numerical models leads to local underestimation of the amplitude of waves reflected at interfaces with gas‐filled crack distribution.