2008 GG5220 Diary

WEEK

SUBJECT

Hmwk

Lab

Jan. 7-9 Powerpoint Overview: and Basic Physics: None. Interpretation Lab.
Jan. 14-16 Stress-Strain Theory.ppt, Finite-Difference Solution to the Wave Equation Theory.ppt, Basic Physics.pdf. Acoustic wave eqn., Hooke's law, Newton's law, acoustic and infinitesimal strain approximations, bulk modulus. 2nd-order centered FD approximation to a 2nd-order derivative, 2-2 approximation to the wave equation. Derive strain tensor in equation 2 from Stress-Strain Theory.ppt lecture. (Due 01/17/08). Migration lab due 01/17/08. 1D FD lab due 01/17/08. Interpretation Lab.
Jan. 21-23 Basic Physics:, Absorbing Boundary Conditions and Stability.ppt, Solutions of the Wave Equation.ppt. Plane wave solution, frequency, wavenumber, apparent velocity. Snell's, Fermat's, and Huygen's Principles, reflection-transm. coefficients. Wave propagation Assignment (Due: 01/31/08.) Interpretation Lab.
Jan. 28-30 Refl. and Transm. Coefficients.ppt. FD Solution to Variable Density Wave Equation. (Due 02/23/08). Read Keys paper on Absorbing Boundary Conditions. 2D FD Lab (Due 02/08/08).
Feb. 4-6 Convolutional Forward Modeling and 1D Modeling Lecture.ppt. Eikonal equation Lecture.ppt. . Lab: Eikonal Lab (Due: 02/15/08).
Feb. 11-13 Exploding Reflector Modeling.ppt and Green's Theorem.ppt. Read Green's Functions pages 1-8, 12-16. 1D Modeling (Due: 02/22/08). Lab for MS students: Diffraction Stack Modeling Due: 02/22/08). Lab for UTAM students: Diffraction Stack Modeling Due: 02/22/08).
Feb. 18-20 Prestack Modeling.ppt and Migration.ppt. Read Green's Functions pages 1-8, 12-16. Do homework (Due 2/29/2008). Prestack Diffraction Stack Modeling Due: 02/29/08).
Feb. 25-27 Midterm and Poststack Migration.ppt. Read Practical Aspects of Migration. Ex. 2 and 4 in this Chapter (Due: 03/07/08). ZO Migration Lab (Due: 03/07/08).
March 03-05 Read Practical Aspects of Migration; Prestack Migration.ppt; Resolution.ppt; Migration Green's Function.pdf; Time Migration.ppt. Optional Fun Reading: Geophysics Migration Resolution.pdf. Ex. 1, 3, and 5 in this Chapter (Due: 03/14/08). ZO Radar Migration Lab (Due: 03/14/08). or ZO Colluvial Wedge Migration Lab (Due: 03/14/08) or Japan Sea Depth vs Time Migration Lab (Due: 03/14/08).
March 10-12 Reverse Time Migration; Resorting, Stacking, NMO moveout, Velocity Analysis, and Statics. Also Velocity Analysis. RTM and Choose Your Term Project. Velocity Semblance Hmwk. (Due March 28). RTM Lab (Due March 28).
March 24-26 Alan leeds 03/26, 03/27, 03/28 Promax processing (4PM-7PM) Introduction.ppt Process Unocal Data.
April 0-2 PPT: Raypath Tomography. Read Tomography Chapter. Least Squares Lab: Ex. 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Due April 14)
April 7-9 Lecture Notes: Traveltime Tomography . Read Tomography Chapter. .
April 14-16 Lecture Notes: Model Resolution Analysis: Slice-Projection Theorem and Model Covariance Matrix. Read Covariance Matrices and Radon Analysis. Seismic Experiment or Tomography Lab: Least Squares Lab: Ex. 4 .
April 21-23 Lecture Notes: Iterative Solution Methods. Read Reflection Traveltime Tomography. Tomography Lab: Traveltime Picking
April 28-30 Lecture Notes: Wave Equation Traveltime Tomography, Diffraction Slice Projection Theorem. Read Reflection Traveltime Tomography, Wave Equation Tomography by Woodward , Wavepath Eikonal Tomography by Schuster , Wave Equation Traveltime Inversion by by Luo+Schuster , and PPT Wave equation tomography. Tomography Lab: Traveltime Inversion
May Phase shift migration, Split-Step Fourier, FD Phase Shift Migration. . Phase Shift Migration lab. F-X/Up-down separation lab.
May FX Migration and Attenuation. . Attenuation Compensation and FX Migration Lab.
May Seismic Anisotropy. . .
May Colluvial Imaging Papers and Slides Slides for Colluvial Wedge Imaging: 3D Colluvial Imaging, GigaTrench 2D Colluvial Imaging (Maike's thesis). Colluvial Imaging Papers: GJI 1998 3D Morey Paper, Tectonophysics 2005 2D Sheley Paper, GJI 2007 2D Buddensiek Paper. .
. Least Squares Migration, Migration Decon, Migration Green's function. Read Migration Decon. Matching Filter Lab.