Research project: Inversion of very-high-resolution reflection data to quantify sediment properties
Very-high-resolution seismic profiling has many uses in marine engineering, archaeology, homeland defence and geological applications.
Project Overview
Inferring sediment properties from seismic reflection data can be challenging, and is often heavily reliant on direct sediment sampling through coring, which can be time consuming and expensive. This project represents the first application of acoustic inversion to very-high-resolution marine seismic data. In doing so, extracting quantitative information regarding sediment properties.
Data
- Sparker, Boomer and Chirp profiles from a range of locations have been used
- Inversion results have been ground-truthed against multiple high-resolution core and cone penetrometer data
Key Objectives
- To investigate the application of acoustic inversion to very-high-resolution seismic data (Sparker, Boomer and Chirp sources)
- To use these inversion techniques for rapid and high-resolution spatial mapping of soil properties
Key Contact
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