Seismic Time-Frequency Analysis via Adaptive Mode Separation-Based Wavelet Transform

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Abstract

To better reveal time-varying spectral components of nonstationary seismic signals, time-frequency analysis (TFA) has been widely applied in seismic processing and analysis. In this letter, we propose an advanced seismic TFA method based on an optimal spectral mode separation and an adaptive wavelet bank design. The proposed adaptive mode separation-based wavelet transform (AMSWT) generates a superior time-frequency resolution. In addition, because the wavelet bank is adaptively built on the intrinsic spectral modes, the ability to accurately characterize geophysical structures has been significantly improved. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed AMSWT method, we apply it on both synthetic and field data. Compared with the results from continuous wavelet transform (CWT), empirical mode decomposition (EMD), variational mode decomposition (VMD), and empirical wavelet transform (EWT), AMSWT provides a higher resolution and offers potentials in precisely highlighting stratigraphy boundaries.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8793179
Pages (from-to)696-700
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2020

Keywords

  • Adaptive spectral segmentation
  • optimal mode decomposition
  • wavelet transform

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