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Resolution of Shallow Marine Subsuface Structure Image Associated with Acquisition Parameters of High-resolution Multi-channel Seismic Data  

Lee Ho-Young (Petroleum and Marine Resources Div., Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
Koo Nam-Hyung (Petroleum and Marine Resources Div., Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
Park Keun-Pil (Petroleum and Marine Resources Div., Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
Yoo Dong-Geun (Petroleum and Marine Resources Div., Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
Kang Dong-Hyo (Petroleum and Marine Resources Div., Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
Kim Young-Gun (Petroleum and Marine Resources Div., Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
Seo Gab-Seok (Petroleum and Marine Resources Div., Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
Hwang Kyu-Duk (Petroleum and Marine Resources Div., Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
Kim Jong-Chon (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
Kim Ji-Soo (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
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Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration / v.6, no.3, 2003 , pp. 126-133 More about this Journal
Abstract
High-resolution shallow marine seismic surveys have been carried out for the resources exploration, engineering applications and Quaternary mapping. To improve the resolution of subsurface structure image, multichannel digital technique has been applied. The quality of the image depends on the vertical and horizontal resolution and signal to noise (S/N) ratio which are associated with the data acquisition parameters such as sample interval, common midpoint (CMP) interval and CMP fold. To understand the effect of the acquisition parameters, a test survey was carried out off Yeosu and the acquired data were analyzed. A 30 $in^3$ small air gun was used as a seismic source and 8 channel streamer cable with a 5 m group interval was used as a receiver. The data were digitally recorded with a shot interval of 2 s and sample interval of 0.1 ms. The acquired data were resampled with various sample intervals, CMP intervals and CMP folds. The resampled data were processed, plotted as seismic sections and compared each other. The analysis results show that thin bed structure with ${\~}1m$ thickness and ${\~}6^{\circ}$ slope can be imaged with good resolution and continuity and low noise using the acquisition parameters with a sample interval shorter than 0.2 ms, CMP interval shorter than 2.5 m and CMP fold more than 4. Because seismic resolution is associated with the acquisition parameters, the quality of the subsurface structure can be imaged successfully using suitable and optimum acquisition parameters.
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