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Novel Approach In Static Shift Correction For Magnetotellurics Data Using 2d Electrical Resistivity Imaging

Magnetotellurics (MT) method utilizes lightning activities and solar wind interactions as electromagnetic sources in measuring resistivity distribution to great depths. Static shift is a common problem in MT where actual MT data is shifted higher or lower in logarithmic scale but maintains the same...

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Main Author: A Rahman, Muhammad Nazrin
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Language:English
Published: 2022
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QC1 Physics (General)
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spelling my.usm.eprints.59761 http://eprints.usm.my/59761/ Novel Approach In Static Shift Correction For Magnetotellurics Data Using 2d Electrical Resistivity Imaging A Rahman, Muhammad Nazrin QC1 Physics (General) Magnetotellurics (MT) method utilizes lightning activities and solar wind interactions as electromagnetic sources in measuring resistivity distribution to great depths. Static shift is a common problem in MT where actual MT data is shifted higher or lower in logarithmic scale but maintains the same apparent resistivity (ρA) curve. It arises from voltage distortion, current distortion and topography effect. Currently, MT static shift is corrected using vertical electrical sounding (VES) and transient electromagnetic (TEM) data, which give ρA data in 1D that does not depicts subsurface materials precisely. In contrast, 2D electrical resistivity imaging (2D ERI) provides data in lateral and vertical directions; therefore, better images the ground with higher sensitivity to inhomogeneity. Additionally, true resistivity (ρT) obtained after inversion provides a better representation of the Earth than ρA. Therefore, this study develops a new static shift correction using 2D ERI ρT data. The study was carried out in 2020 where nine MT stations were conducted in Lahad Datu, Sabah. 2D ERI lines were conducted across MT stations to obtain the best resistivity model and extract ρA and ρT values beneath MT stations as two data groups for static shift correction. Resistivity data from 2D ERI was employed to constrained MT phase inversion to obtain the actual MT response for every MT station. Resistivity curve from MT survey was then shifted to the actual response to achieve its true resistivity level. The results obtained from ρA and ρT shifts yielded RMS values of <11.3 and <8.1 respectively. 2022-05 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/59761/1/MUHAMMAD%20NAZRIN%20BIN%20A%20RAHMAN%20-%20tesis24.pdf A Rahman, Muhammad Nazrin (2022) Novel Approach In Static Shift Correction For Magnetotellurics Data Using 2d Electrical Resistivity Imaging. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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A Rahman, Muhammad Nazrin
Novel Approach In Static Shift Correction For Magnetotellurics Data Using 2d Electrical Resistivity Imaging
description Magnetotellurics (MT) method utilizes lightning activities and solar wind interactions as electromagnetic sources in measuring resistivity distribution to great depths. Static shift is a common problem in MT where actual MT data is shifted higher or lower in logarithmic scale but maintains the same apparent resistivity (ρA) curve. It arises from voltage distortion, current distortion and topography effect. Currently, MT static shift is corrected using vertical electrical sounding (VES) and transient electromagnetic (TEM) data, which give ρA data in 1D that does not depicts subsurface materials precisely. In contrast, 2D electrical resistivity imaging (2D ERI) provides data in lateral and vertical directions; therefore, better images the ground with higher sensitivity to inhomogeneity. Additionally, true resistivity (ρT) obtained after inversion provides a better representation of the Earth than ρA. Therefore, this study develops a new static shift correction using 2D ERI ρT data. The study was carried out in 2020 where nine MT stations were conducted in Lahad Datu, Sabah. 2D ERI lines were conducted across MT stations to obtain the best resistivity model and extract ρA and ρT values beneath MT stations as two data groups for static shift correction. Resistivity data from 2D ERI was employed to constrained MT phase inversion to obtain the actual MT response for every MT station. Resistivity curve from MT survey was then shifted to the actual response to achieve its true resistivity level. The results obtained from ρA and ρT shifts yielded RMS values of <11.3 and <8.1 respectively.
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author A Rahman, Muhammad Nazrin
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author_sort A Rahman, Muhammad Nazrin
title Novel Approach In Static Shift Correction For Magnetotellurics Data Using 2d Electrical Resistivity Imaging
title_short Novel Approach In Static Shift Correction For Magnetotellurics Data Using 2d Electrical Resistivity Imaging
title_full Novel Approach In Static Shift Correction For Magnetotellurics Data Using 2d Electrical Resistivity Imaging
title_fullStr Novel Approach In Static Shift Correction For Magnetotellurics Data Using 2d Electrical Resistivity Imaging
title_full_unstemmed Novel Approach In Static Shift Correction For Magnetotellurics Data Using 2d Electrical Resistivity Imaging
title_sort novel approach in static shift correction for magnetotellurics data using 2d electrical resistivity imaging
publishDate 2022
url http://eprints.usm.my/59761/1/MUHAMMAD%20NAZRIN%20BIN%20A%20RAHMAN%20-%20tesis24.pdf
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