Lawrence et al., 2012: DRAFT: JGR: Ambient Noise Numerical ...
Lawrence et al., 2012: DRAFT: JGR: Ambient Noise Numerical ...
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<strong>Lawrence</strong> <strong>et</strong> <strong>al</strong>., <strong>2012</strong>: <strong>DRAFT</strong>: <strong>JGR</strong>: <strong>Ambient</strong> <strong>Noise</strong> Numeric<strong>al</strong> Ev<strong>al</strong>uation<br />
found with tradition<strong>al</strong> earthquake studies:<br />
This m<strong>et</strong>hod provides reasonable geologic<strong>al</strong> and geophysic<strong>al</strong> results from the sc<strong>al</strong>es<br />
of reservoirs [Weemstra <strong>et</strong> <strong>al</strong>., 2011a,b] to continents [<strong>Lawrence</strong> and Pri<strong>et</strong>o, 2011]. Lin <strong>et</strong><br />
<strong>al</strong>. [2011] confirmed that the NCFs amplitude decay with distance, or receiver separation,<br />
is conform to attenuation of the medium [see <strong>al</strong>so Cupillard and Capdeville, 2010].<br />
Nakahara [<strong>2012</strong>] showed that the expression above is approximately correct for sm<strong>al</strong>l<br />
attenuation, providing a theor<strong>et</strong>ic<strong>al</strong> basis to estimate attenuation from the coherency of<br />
ambient noise records.<br />
With concerns on the ambient noise sources distribution, the accuracy of the NCF<br />
anelastic measurements is actively discussed. Weaver [2011; <strong>2012</strong>] and Tsai [2011]<br />
suggest that NCF amplitudes highly depend on noise source distribution and that<br />
azimuth<strong>al</strong> averaging of coherency estimates may not be enough for r<strong>et</strong>rieving reliable<br />
attenuation coefficients. Numeric<strong>al</strong> simulations [Cupillard and Cadeville, 2010] and<br />
theor<strong>et</strong>ic<strong>al</strong> derivations [Tsai, 2011; Nakahara, <strong>2012</strong>] corroborated that for uniformly<br />
distributed noise sources, NCF amplitude decays depend on the attenuation of the<br />
medium.<br />
Much of the debate regarding the recovery of attenuation from NCFs may largely depend<br />
on the different assumptions made regarding the intensity distribution of the ambient<br />
source field [Weaver, 2011]. We stress that the Earth’s ambient source field is not<br />
uniformly distributed; and rather that its origin varies spati<strong>al</strong>ly and tempor<strong>al</strong>ly, depending<br />
on season<strong>al</strong> effects, proximity to the coast [e.g., Schulte-Pelkum <strong>et</strong> <strong>al</strong>., 2004; Stehly <strong>et</strong> <strong>al</strong>.,<br />
2006; Chevrot <strong>et</strong> <strong>al</strong>., 2007; Aster <strong>et</strong> <strong>al</strong>., 2008; Kedar <strong>et</strong> <strong>al</strong>., 2008; Ardhuin <strong>et</strong> <strong>al</strong>., 2011]. In<br />
practice, norm<strong>al</strong>izing the ambient seismic field records and averaging of norm<strong>al</strong>ized<br />
correlations over time is thought to <strong>al</strong>leviate somewhat the strong direction<strong>al</strong>ity of the<br />
ambient seismic field. The ambient seismic field waveforms can be considered as a<br />
summation of displacements measured after propagation (with geom<strong>et</strong>ric<strong>al</strong> spreading and<br />
attenuation) from many sources.<br />
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Marine Denolle 12/28/12 6:23 PM<br />
Comment: Here I am not mentioning<br />
“intrinsic” attenuation since the<br />
focusing/defocusing cancels out and i think<br />
that scattering plays a role in it. is that ok?