To understand how layered sediments affect the guided wave in crosswell radar data, traces are calculated for a model representing a sand layer between two clay layers. A guided wave propagates if the wavelengths in the sand layer are similar to the thickness of the sand layer. The amplitude of the guided wave but not its initial traveltime is affected by the thickness of the sand layer. In contrast, both the amplitude and the initial traveltime are affected by the locations of the transmitting and receiving antennas, the electrical conductivity of the sand layer, and the dielectric permittivity of the sand layer. This permittivity can be estimated from the initial traveltime. The effects of the layering on the waves in these calculated traces also are observed in field traces, which were collected in layered sediments.
Effects of layered sediments on the guided wave in crosswell radar data
Geophysics
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Abstract
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of layered sediments on the guided wave in crosswell radar data |
| Series title | Geophysics |
| DOI | 10.1190/1.1444674 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Society of Exploration Geophysicists |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 1698 |
| Last page | 1707 |
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