Seismoelectric coupling and its current and potential future applications
The seismoelectric method--the naturally-occurring coupling of seismic waves to electromagnetic fields--can provide insight into important properties of porous media. With a variety of potential environmental and engineering uses, as well as larger scale applications such as earthquake detection and oil and gas exploration, it offers a number of advantages over conventional geophysical methods.
Seismoelectric Exploration: Theory, Experiments, and Applications explores the coupling between poroelastic and electromagnetic disturbances, discussing laboratory experiments, numerical modeling techniques, recent theoretical developments, and field studies.
Volume highlights include:
Physics of the seismoelectric effect at the microscale Governing equations describing coupled seismo-electromagnetic fields Examples of successful seismoelectric field experiments in different geological settings Current and potential applications of seismoelectric coupling Noise removal techniques for seismoelectric field measurements
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About the Author: Niels Grobbe, 1. Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i at Mânoa, HI, USA. 2. Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawai'i at Mânoa, HI, USA. Formerly at: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA. Specialization: Seismoelectrics, Interferometry, Imaging, Full-Waveform Inversion.
André Revil, Directeur de Recherche CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenobles, France; Specialization: Hydrogeophysics, Petrophysics, Geoelectrical Science.
Zhenya Zhu, Research Scientist, Earth Resources Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, United States; Specialization: acoustic well logging, seismoelectric conversion, rock physics, physical modeling, and laboratory experiments.
Evert Slob, Professor, Section Applied Geophysics and Petrophysics, Department of Geotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands; Specialization: ear Surface Geophysics, geophysical applications of subsurface sensing.
