Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.15233/gfz.2017.34.2

Statistical analysis of data processing in some seismic refraction methods: A synthetic data example

Peter Adetokunbo ; Department of Geology, The State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Oluseun Adetola Sanuade ; Department of Geophysics, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Paul Edigbue ; Department of Geosciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Kehinde Adegbola ; Industrial and System Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Toluwani Daramola ; Electrical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The delay time method has gained attention in shallow seismic refraction survey because it has the capability to map the lateral thickness of overburden and relief of bedrock. This study addresses the comparison between the performances of the plus-minus and conventional reciprocal methods using a synthetic data. The interpretations obtained from both methods are reasonably comparable to the actual geophysical models. This suggests that either of the methods can be used to construct a geologic section. However, the result of randomized complete block design (RCBD) experiment shows a significant difference in the type of method used and this necessitate the need for further test. The pairwise comparison suggests that the plus-minus method produces a model that better mimics the actual data than the conventional reciprocal method.

Keywords

seismic refraction; plus-minus method; conventional reciprocal meth- od; RCBD

Hrčak ID:

186332

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/186332

Publication date:

30.6.2017.

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