Matías W. Elías, Marina Rosas-Carbajal, Federico Späth, Fabio I. Zyserman
{"title":"Deep Neural Networks for Model Error Correction in Probabilistic Inversion of Controlled Source Electromagnetic Data","authors":"Matías W. Elías, Marina Rosas-Carbajal, Federico Späth, Fabio I. Zyserman","doi":"10.1111/1365-2478.70242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.70242","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We present a workflow for three-dimensional probabilistic inversion of controlled-source electromagnetic data that effectively balances accuracy and computational efficiency. The approach mitigates the high computational cost of forward modelling by employing a surrogate model derived from a mesh coarsening strategy. To account for the modelling errors inherent to this approximation, we implement a deep-learning–based parametric correction, enabling the joint inversion of correction and subsurface physical parameters. We use a synthetic marine experiment to verify that the proposed method recovers the true subsurface parameters. The inclusion of an error correction improves the predictive accuracy of the coarse mesh strategy and significantly reduces computation time compared to fine meshing forward modelling. Application to real-world marine data acquisition further illustrates the capability of the method to estimate the geometry and location of an oil reservoir. Our results highlight the potential of deep-learning–assisted surrogate modelling as a practical tool for accelerating the probabilistic inversion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12793,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Prospecting","volume":"74 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148784925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical Verification of Homogeneous Seismic Body Waves in Viscoelastic Isotropic and Transversely Isotropic Media","authors":"Pengde Wang, Kejia Pan, Xu Liu, Jianping Liao, Chao Jin, Hexiu Liu","doi":"10.1111/1365-2478.70239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.70239","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>On the basis of real ray path and the newly developed <b>g</b>*-Hamiltonian method of ray-velocity vectors, we theoretically investigate three homogeneous body waves (qP, qSV and qSH) in viscoelastic transversely isotropic media and distinguish them from their inhomogeneous situations. We demonstrate theoretical conditions of the <i>Q</i>-factors of medium for the three homogeneous body waves and conduct computational experiments with rock samples to validate the analytic derivations and characterizations of the homogenous and inhomogeneous body waves. The theoretical analysis and computational experiments reveal that in a viscoelastic isotropic medium P- and S-wave are always homogeneous; in a viscoelastic transversely isotropic medium, the qP- and qSV-wave are homogeneous only when four <i>Q</i>-factors <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>{</mo>\u0000 <msup>\u0000 <mi>Q</mi>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>(</mo>\u0000 <mn>11</mn>\u0000 <mo>)</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </msup>\u0000 <mo>,</mo>\u0000 <msup>\u0000 <mi>Q</mi>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>(</mo>\u0000 <mn>13</mn>\u0000 <mo>)</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </msup>\u0000 <mo>,</mo>\u0000 <mspace></mspace>\u0000 <msup>\u0000 <mi>Q</mi>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>(</mo>\u0000 <mn>33</mn>\u0000 <mo>)</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </msup>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>${ {{Q}^{( {11} )}},{{Q}^{( {13} )}}, {{Q}^{( {33} )}}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>, <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msup>\u0000 <mi>Q</mi>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>(</mo>\u0000 <mn>44</mn>\u0000 <mo>)</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </msup>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>}</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>${{Q}^{( {44} )}}} $</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> share a same value, and qSH-wave becomes homogeneous only when <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <msup>\u0000 <mi>Q</mi>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>(</mo>\u0000 <mn>44</mn>\u0000 <mo>)</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </msup>\u0000 <annotation>${{Q}^{( {44} )}}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> equals <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msup>\u0000 <mi>Q</mi>\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":12793,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Prospecting","volume":"74 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
André Meneses, Ramon C. F. Araújo, Gilberto Corso, João M. de Araújo, Tiago Barros
{"title":"A Self-Training U-Net Approach for First-Break Picking With Minimal Annotations","authors":"André Meneses, Ramon C. F. Araújo, Gilberto Corso, João M. de Araújo, Tiago Barros","doi":"10.1111/1365-2478.70233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.70233","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>First-break picking is critical in seismic data processing. Traditional techniques such as short-term average/long-term average often fail in noisy environments, while deep learning methods like U-Net require large labelled datasets. We propose a site-specific self-training framework with three contributions: (1) a windowed labelling strategy expanding point annotations into 11-sample windows, reducing class imbalance by an order of magnitude; (2) a weighted loss function penalizing missed picks 100-fold more than false positives; and (3) an iterative self-training procedure augmenting training data with quality-controlled predictions. Using only 1% of gathers for manual labelling, our U-Net method achieves over 98% prediction coverage and above 97% accuracy (<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>±</mo>\u0000 <mn>10</mn>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$pm 10$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> samples) across four mining exploration datasets. Compared to cross-site transfer approaches requiring fully annotated surveys, we achieve comparable first-break picking accuracy with two orders of magnitude less labelled data, particularly when acquisition parameters differ between sites.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12793,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Prospecting","volume":"74 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148784164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seismic Wave Migration in Visco-Acoustic VTI Media: A One-Way Operator With De Wolf Renormalization Scattering Series Approximation","authors":"Huachao Sun, Bo Wang, Linfeng Zeng","doi":"10.1111/1365-2478.70240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.70240","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Real earth media cause absorption attenuation and anisotropy. Ignoring these effects leads to amplitude and imaging-position errors in migration profiles. The classical Born approximation generates large errors under the strong forward accumulative effect of visco-acoustic VTI (Transversely Isotropic media with a Vertical symmetry axis) media. Therefore, this article integrates the De Wolf approximation with visco-acoustic VTI media for the first time. We renormalize the Born series using the De Wolf approximation and establish its integral representation for visco-acoustic VTI media, thereby improving the accuracy of the Born approximation. Following the thin-slab approximation, the velocity model is divided into several thin slabs, each containing background parameters (velocity, quality factor and anisotropy) and perturbation parameters. Dual-domain screen approximation migration operators (frequency-wavenumber and frequency-space domains) are then constructed for visco-acoustic VTI media, leading to a prestack migration imaging method based on the De Wolf approximation. Algorithm tests on the Overthrust and Hess models show that the proposed migration operator effectively compensates for amplitude attenuation and corrects anisotropic effects, producing migration results with higher signal-to-noise ratio and resolution. The specific effects of viscosity and anisotropy on imaging are explicitly analysed based on comparative data of migration profiles, waveforms and amplitude spectra, further validating the algorithm's effectiveness.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12793,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Prospecting","volume":"74 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shiqi Peng, Suping Peng, Chuangjian Li, Xiaoqin Cui, Jie Yang, Tijmen Jan Moser
{"title":"In Situ Stress Prediction Using Multiple Seismic Attributes Based on the Random Forest Algorithm","authors":"Shiqi Peng, Suping Peng, Chuangjian Li, Xiaoqin Cui, Jie Yang, Tijmen Jan Moser","doi":"10.1111/1365-2478.70235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.70235","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In situ stress characterisation is crucial for the exploration and development of coal resources. Conventional methods based on well-log data offer high-accuracy point measurements but are limited to wellbore locations, whereas traditional seismic-based predictions provide extensive spatial coverage but have lower accuracy and often fail to capture the complex, non-linear relationships between seismic attributes and the stress field. To bridge this gap, we introduce a data-driven approach that integrates the strengths of both data types using a random forest (RF) model. In our approach, geomechanical attributes (Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio) and geometric attributes (curvature), derived from pre-stack inversion, serve as the model's input features. High-resolution stress values calculated from well logs using the combined spring model serve as the training labels. The RF model, optimised via grid search and cross-validation, demonstrates high predictive accuracy. We apply the proposed RF-based method to a field dataset from the Daji area in Shanxi Province, North China, successfully generating a continuous three-dimensional (3D) in situ stress volume. The resulting stress field exhibits strong spatial consistency with regional tectonic features, validating the model's accuracy and geological applicability. This study demonstrates that a machine learning framework can effectively link seismic data with well-log-derived reference stress labels, extending sparse reference stress information into a continuous 3D volume that reliably characterises the inter-well stress heterogeneity. This provides a practical and effective framework for in situ stress analysis in complex geological settings.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12793,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Prospecting","volume":"74 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep Learning Matching Filtering for Elastic Full Waveform Inversion","authors":"Chao Li, Yangkang Chen","doi":"10.1111/1365-2478.70236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.70236","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Elastic full waveform inversion (EFWI) aims to reconstruct high-resolution elastic properties by minimizing the waveform misfit between observed and simulated multicomponent seismic data, yet its practical performance is often limited by cycle skipping and modelling errors that conventional misfit-based methods cannot fully resolve. We propose a deep-learning-based matching-filtering framework, in which a lightweight neural network is trained to learn adaptive, data-driven matching filters that map synthetic elastic wavefields towards the observed data. Instead of directly enforcing waveform agreement, the learned filters absorb phase, amplitude and dispersion discrepancies arising from inaccurate initial models, elastic-parameter trade-offs and imperfect physics. The matching filters are optimized jointly with elastic parameters within an AD framework, enabling seamless gradient propagation through both the wave-equation solver and the neural components. Numerical experiments on synthetic elastic models and field data demonstrate that the proposed approach significantly reduces cycle skipping and improves the recovery of P- and S-wave velocities compared to conventional EFWI, particularly when the initial model is strongly biased. The results suggest that deep learning–based matching filtering provides a physically interpretable and computationally efficient pathway for robust elastic waveform inversion under realistic modelling uncertainties.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12793,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Prospecting","volume":"74 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oskar Rydman, Ervin Veress, Maxim Yu. Smirnov, Tobias E. Bauer, Thorkild M. Rasmussen, Niklas Juhojuntti
{"title":"Integrated Multi-Physics Characterisation of the Northern Kiruna Mining District With Machine-Learning-Assisted Interpretation","authors":"Oskar Rydman, Ervin Veress, Maxim Yu. Smirnov, Tobias E. Bauer, Thorkild M. Rasmussen, Niklas Juhojuntti","doi":"10.1111/1365-2478.70234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.70234","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Integrated earth modelling aims to combine all available geoscientific information to derive one common earth model. However, combining multiple parameters in a meaningful way remains challenging. In this study, we aim to improve mineral exploration workflows through the integration of new magnetotelluric data with other geophysical and petrophysical data to enhance local geological understanding of the northern Kiruna mining district, Norrbotten, Sweden. The area is economically important and geoscientifically interesting. We derived three-dimensional (3D) geophysical models based on new magnetotelluric data and previously collected gravity and magnetic data. The magnetotelluric data and the resulting 3D electrical-resistivity model are described in detail. Additionally, a new petrophysical dataset containing surface and subsurface samples and their density, electrical resistivity and magnetic susceptibility is presented and linked to the 3D geophysical models. The geophysical 3D models are interpreted using information gained from the measured rock properties, allowing for correlation and cross-validation between models and geology. Integration of a clustering approach into the mineral exploration workflow allows for a holistic interpretation of all information available in the area. These interpretations and models improve understanding of the Per Geijer mineral system, its immediate surroundings and the relationships between local rock types and their geophysical and mineralogical signatures.</p>","PeriodicalId":12793,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Prospecting","volume":"74 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2478.70234","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time-Reversal Full Wavefield Inversion: From Waveform Misfit to Wavefield Focus","authors":"Evgeny Landa, Sergey Fomel","doi":"10.1111/1365-2478.70237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.70237","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We introduce time-reversal full wavefield inversion (TRFWI), a velocity-model-building method that replaces waveform-misfit minimization with a physically motivated wavefield-focusing criterion. The recorded data are reversed in time and backpropagated through a trial velocity model; the inversion objective is the degree to which the wavefield focuses on the known source position and onset time. This Research Note presents a proof-of-concept demonstration using a simple acoustic example. The focusing functional exhibits a clear maximum at the true velocity, confirming that time-reversal focusing provides a viable alternative to classical full waveform inversion (FWI). Unlike waveform-misfit objectives, the focusing criterion naturally incorporates the full recorded wavefield, including multiples and scattered energy as constructive information. Optimization strategies and field-data applications will be addressed in a subsequent publication.</p>","PeriodicalId":12793,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Prospecting","volume":"74 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2478.70237","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148617207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Motion Sensitivity Analysis and Terrain Correction for UAV-Borne Gamma-Ray Spectrometry","authors":"Neeraj Nainwal, Alexander Braun, Marshall MacNabb","doi":"10.1111/1365-2478.70232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.70232","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with gamma-ray spectrometry sensors enable high-resolution surveys but face challenges in rugged terrain. Conventional airborne gamma-ray processing commonly approximates the source–detector geometry using a single height-above-ground parameter. This approximation is often unsuitable for low-altitude UAV surveys, where rapid topographic changes, variable flight altitude, and platform motion can influence the measured response. This study first evaluates platform motion using a moving point-spread function sensitivity analysis to quantify footprint elongation associated with survey speed, integration time, and flight altitude. A three-dimensional, grid-based terrain-response model is then developed to account for variations in source–detector distance, terrain geometry, and line-of-sight visibility. Controlled synthetic simulations are used to evaluate the model under known terrain and source configurations. The motion analysis shows that footprint elongation is small under typical survey conditions but increases with higher survey speed, longer integration time, and lower flight altitude. The synthetic simulations further show how terrain geometry changes the measured response and demonstrate that the terrain-response model recovers the known source distribution. When applied to UAV radiometric data collected over a rugged porphyry copper–molybdenum deposit in Arizona, USA, terrain-correction magnitudes reached approximately 15% in areas of pronounced topographic relief. The largest adjustments occurred on slopes, ridges, and in topographic depressions, indicating that terrain effects were the primary source of geometric variation under the conditions examined. The proposed workflow provides a practical approach for identifying and correcting geometric effects in low-altitude UAV gamma-ray surveys over complex terrain.</p>","PeriodicalId":12793,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Prospecting","volume":"74 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2478.70232","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148617210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhiwei Li, Ying Shi, Ning Wang, Siyuan Chen, Zhaojun Song
{"title":"Adaptive Ground-Roll Suppression Based on Adaptive Chirp Mode Decomposition in the Fx Domain","authors":"Zhiwei Li, Ying Shi, Ning Wang, Siyuan Chen, Zhaojun Song","doi":"10.1111/1365-2478.70222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.70222","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ground roll severely affects the signal-to-noise ratio of seismic data. Characterized by low frequency, strong energy and low-velocity, it significantly masks the primary reflections. Ground roll manifests as a non-stationary, frequency-modulated signal in the <i>fx</i> domain. To separate the intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) containing ground roll, we propose a pre-stack ground-roll suppression method based on adaptive chirp mode decomposition in the <i>fx</i> domain (<i>fx</i>-ACMD). The <i>fx</i>-ACMD algorithm iteratively optimizes through three steps: demodulation, adaptive filtering and reconstruction. This framework incorporates greedy recursive decomposition and adaptive bandwidth updating. The application of time-varying demodulation operators makes it particularly suitable for adaptive mode decomposition of non-stationary signals. By further exploiting the localized high-wavenumber characteristic of ground roll in the <i>fx</i> domain, we propose <i>fx</i>-adaptive ACMD (<i>fx</i>-AACMD). The <i>fx</i>-AACMD operates without manual intervention and applies the data-driven IMFs selection strategy to automatically identify ground-roll-containing IMFs. Through localized filtering, it effectively suppresses ground roll while maintaining stability and preserving amplitudes. Tests on synthetic and field data confirm that the proposed methods achieve effective suppression of ground roll.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12793,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Prospecting","volume":"74 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148616038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}