A superposition algorithm to construct efficient pseudo-random waveform
for frequency-domain controlled-source electromagnetic method
Abstract
The controlled-source electromagnetic method (CSEM) has been widely used
for geophysical surveys, such as controlled-source audio-frequency
magnetotellurics (CSAMT) for mineral explorations. Many types of signals
are hired for different CSEM applications, such as square wave,2n
sequence pseudo-random waveform, binary symmetric wave, and other
specific waveforms for MCSEM. In frequency domain CSEM exploration, it
is often to change the frequency of transmitting signals to obtain more
information from the subsurface, which is sometimes time-consuming.
Under such circumstances, we propose a novel method for adaptively
constructing a wide-band, high-frequency-density pseudo-random signal.
Based on this method, we successfully combine all interested frequencies
into one waveform, with the energy of the interested frequencies
uniformly or almost uniformly distributed. Benefit on that, for most
frequency domain CSEM cases, exploration can be conducted by only one
signal. This new kind of signal can significantly improve exploration
efficiency compared with the past transmitter waveforms.