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Volume 43, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0812-3985
  • E-ISSN: 1834-7533

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To simulate wave propagation in a tilted transversely isotropic (TTI) medium with a tilting symmetry-axis of anisotropy, we develop a 2D elastic forward modelling algorithm. In this algorithm, we use the staggered-grid finite-difference method which has fourth-order accuracy in space and second-order accuracy in time. Since velocity-stress formulations are defined for staggered grids, we include auxiliary grid points in the -direction to meet the free surface boundary conditions for shear stress. Through comparisons of displacements obtained from our algorithm, not only with analytical solutions but also with finite element solutions, we are able to validate that the free surface conditions operate appropriately and elastic waves propagate correctly. In order to handle the artificial boundary reflections efficiently, we also implement convolutional perfectly matched layer (CPML) absorbing boundaries in our algorithm. The CPML sufficiently attenuates energy at the grazing incidence by modifying the damping profile of the PML boundary. Numerical experiments indicate that the algorithm accurately expresses elastic wave propagation in the TTI medium. At the free surface, the numerical results show good agreement with analytical solutions not only for body waves but also for the Rayleigh wave which has strong amplitude along the surface. In addition, we demonstrate the efficiency of CPML for a homogeneous TI medium and a dipping layered model. Only using 10 grid points to the CPML regions, the artificial reflections are successfully suppressed and the energy of the boundary reflection back into the effective modelling area is significantly decayed.

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In this study, we developed a forward modelling algorithm with the staggered-grid finite-difference method. The elastic wave propagation in 2D tilted transversely isotropic media is well simulated using this algorithm. We also implement convolutional perfectly matched layer absorbing boundaries in our algorithm in order to handle the artificial boundary reflection efficiently.

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Elastic modelling in tilted transversely isotropic media with convolutional perfectly matched layer boundary conditions
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Keyword(s): anisotropy; boundary condition; elastic modelling; TTI media

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