A non-linear induced polarization effect on transient electromagnetic soundings

作者:Hallbauer Zadorozhnaya Valeriya Yu; Santarato Giovanni*; Abu Zeid Nasser; Bignardi Samuel
来源:Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2016, 133: 16-24.
DOI:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2016.07.014

摘要

In a TEM survey conducted for characterizing the subsurface for geothermal purposes, a strong induced polarization effect was recorded in all collected data. Surprisingly, anomalous decay curves were obtained in part of the sites, whose shape depended on the repetition frequency of the exciting square waveform, i.e. on current pulse length. The Cole-Cole model, besides being not directly related to physical parameters of rocks, was found inappropriate to model the observed distortion, due to induced polarization, because this model is linear, i.e. it cannot fit any dependence on current pulse. This phenomenon was investigated and explained as due to the presence of membrane polarization linked to constrictivity of (fresh) water-saturated pores. An algorithm for mathematical modeling of TEM data was then developed to fit this behavior. The case history is then discussed: ID inversion, which accommodates non-linear effects, produced models that agree quite satisfactorily with resistivity and chargeability models obtained by an electrical resistivity tomography carried out for comparison.

  • 出版日期2016-10

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