海底地形校正在正确拾取OBS震相中的重要作用*

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Ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) survey is a preferred way to detect deep crustal structures beneath seafloor. It is important to identify and pick reflected/refracted seismic phases correctly in OBS seismic record sections to obtain deep seismic structures. When OBS instruments are deployed on rugged seafloor, the propagating characteristics of seismic phases from the deep lithosphere, such as Pg, PmP and Pn, can be affected by undulated topography. For example, along the seismic line A4M4 cutting across the Zhenbei and Huangyan seamounts in the East Sub-basin of the South China Sea, and along the line Y3Y4 crossing the mid-ocean ridge in the Southwest India Ridge, the highly-varied reliefs increase the difficulty to identify seismic phases in the OBS record sections. Topographic correction is done to eliminate the effects of seafloor topography before picking the travel times of seismic phases. Seismic phases can be identified accurately after the correction according to different apparent velocities and propagating patterns of seismic phases. The method of seafloor topographic correction contributes greatly to recognizing seismic phases and studying crustal structures in these rough terrains, and it can provide references and experiences for the identification of OBS seismic phases in other areas with complex topography.

Key words: ocean bottom seismometer (OBS), seafloor topography, identification of seismic phases, seismic record section

Jian WANG, Minghui ZHAO, Jiazheng ZHANG, Enyuan HE, Xuelin QIU. The importance of seafloor topographic correction in identifying and picking seismic phases of OBS[J].Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2017, 36(5): 93-100.

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