Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2025, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 166-178.doi: 10.11978/2024216CSTR: 32234.14.2024216

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A new swell static correction technique based on variational mode decomposition and its application in marine single-channel seismic data processing

WANG Qiang1(), ZHENG Yu1, LI Jinmei1, ZHAO Minghui2,3,4, ZHANG Jiazheng2,3()   

  1. 1. Institute of Marine Geological Survey, Fujian Xiamen Institute of Geological Engineering, Xiamen 361008, China
    2. Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
    3. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
    4. College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2024-11-23 Revised:2025-01-23 Online:2025-09-10 Published:2025-10-14
  • Contact: ZHANG Jiazheng
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(42106082); Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province(2024A1515030181); Construction Science and Technology Project of Xiamen(XJK2023-1-13); Provincial Geological Exploration Special Foundation of Fujian(GY20210301)

Abstract:

The presence of offshore swell seriously affects the quality of high-resolution marine seismic data, posing substantial challenges for subsequent processing and geological interpretation. Existing swell static correction methods — whether based on intrinsic data features such as model channel cross-correlation and medium/mean filtering, or externally constrained approaches like single/multi-beam bathymetry — have inherent limitations in their applicability. Therefore, developing a simple, fast, and efficient swell static correction method is of great significance. To address this widespread issue, this paper proposes a more universal swell static correction technique. After briefly introducing its fundamental principles and implementation steps, we first analyze the swell effect on synthetic data from a horizontal layered model, then apply the method to field data for swell suppression. The reliability and effectiveness of the proposed method are quantitatively verified. The results demonstrate that regardless of whether the seafloor exhibit gentle undulations or complex rugged topography, our method effectively suppresses high-frequency jitter and energy dispersion in reflection events caused by swell effects. This enhances reflector clarity, smoothness, and continuity, significantly improving the resolution and signal-to-noise ratio of seismic sections. The method thus facilitates subsequent stratigraphic division and seismic interpretation.

Key words: swell static correction, variational mode decomposition (VMD), Pearson correlation coefficient, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), single-channel seismic

CLC Number: 

  • P731.22