Flood, Roger D.; Shor, Alexander N. (1984): Synthetic seismogram generation from sediment composition data; an initial study in the Southwest Brazil Basin. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, In: Johnson, David A. (editor), Research on the Vema Channel, 58 (1-2), 263-274, georefid:1984-050493
Abstract:
A synthetic seismogram was constructed for Deep-Sea Drilling Site 515 by convolving a measured 3.5 kHz seismic pulse with a reflectivity profile constructed from geologic parameters. Acoustic impedance was computed from detailed high-resolution carbonate measurements at 10 cm intervals over 62 m. The synthetic seismogram and two surface-slip 3.5 kHz profiles which cross near the site show a striking similarity to each other, suggesting that carbonate content is controlling the 3.5 kHz record at this site. Although the interference between pulses reflected from adjacent carbonate peaks occasionally changes the character of the reflected profile, specific reflecting horizons can be correlated with particular carbonate peaks. Previous studies suggest that the carbonate peaks in this core correspond to turbidites. The technique can be used to generate synthetic seismograms for sediment cores where the primary physical property information does not exist.--Modified journal abstract.
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West: -37.0000 East: -35.0000 North: -25.0000 South: -26.3000
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Lamont-Doherty Geol. Obs.; Contrib. No. 3603
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