• ISSN 2097-1893
    • CN 10-1855/P

    海洋地震T波观测与应用研究进展

    Advances in observation and application of marine seismic T-waves

    • 摘要: 地震T波是一类由地震、火山及滑坡等事件在固体地球圈层中激发,经海底界面与海洋圈层相互作用而形成的耦合波,其主要成分为次声频带的水声波. T波在传播过程中能量衰减小,可在海洋声学通道SOFAR(SOund Fixing And Ranging)中远距离传播,因此已成为深远海区地震监测、海洋环境感知、近海地震安全评估及海洋大尺度温度变化反演等领域的重要研究抓手. 近年来,随着高质量海洋观测资料的持续积累以及对T波传播特征认识的不断深入,T波研究面临着新的发展机遇,同时也面临着关键科学挑战. 本文系统梳理了T波在观测技术、数值模拟及应用研究三个方面的进展. 在观测方面,T波的探测手段已从早期陆基地震台站,逐步发展为涵盖水听器阵列、海底地震仪、分布式声学光纤传感器及浮潜式地震仪在内的立体化观测体系,显著提升了T波观测数据的时空分辨率与信噪比. 在模拟研究方面,基于射线理论、简正模理论及有限元/谱元法等数值模拟方法的多尺度正演模型已相继建立,有效揭示了T波在复杂海底地形条件下的激发机制及其三维传播特征. 在应用层面,T波已在地震震源参数反演、火山活动序列重建、海啸危险性评估及深海温度异常监测等方向取得了系列重要成果,提升了海洋灾害响应与海洋环境感知能力. 当前研究仍面临若干瓶颈,包括近海表水层观测手段不足、三维多路径传播效应定量刻画缺乏以及全水深立体观测体系尚未形成等. 未来T波研究可进一步整合多源立体观测数据,聚焦于复杂T波传播特征的精细刻画,推动全海深观测技术的发展,引入人工智能等新兴技术,拓展T波在海洋-固体地球耦合过程研究中的跨学科应用潜力. 本文旨在为海洋地球科学、地球物理学研究和防灾减灾研究提供参考与支撑.

       

      Abstract: Seismic T-waves are a type of solid-fluid coupled seismo-acoustic waves excited in the solid Earth (e.g., the crust and mantle) by marine events including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and submarine landslides, and converted through the dynamic interaction between the seabed and the water column. These T-waves are characterized by low energy attenuation during propagation and can travel over long distances in the ocean SOFAR (SOund Fixing And Ranging) channel, which acts as a low-velocity waveguide layer in the water column due to the temperature and pressure stratification of seawater. Therefore, T-waves are extensively applied in a set of research fields, including marine seismic monitoring, marine environment sensing, and offshore seismic safety assessment. In recent years, with the continuous accumulation of high-quality marine observation data from global marine observation networks and the better understanding of T-wave propagation mechanisms in complex solid-fluid media, the T-wave-related research has entered a new stage of development, bringing both opportunities and challenges. This paper systematically summarizes the recent research advancements regarding T-waves, in terms of observation technology, numerical simulation, and practical applications. In terms of observation, T-wave detection approaches have gradually evolved from early land-based seismic stations to a muti-dimensional observation system. This modern system is jointly composed of multiple advanced observation tools, including hydrophone arrays, Ocean Bottom Seismometers, Distributed Acoustic Sensing, and MERMAIDs (Mobile Earthquake Recorder in Marine Areas by Independent Divers), which have significantly improved the spatial coverage, temporal resolution, and signal-to-noise ratio of T-wave observations. In terms of simulations, multi-scale forward modeling frameworks have been established, covering ray theory, normal mode theory, and high-precision numerical simulation methods. These models have effectively revealed the complex excitation mechanisms of T-waves and their three-dimensional propagation characteristics under various complex bathymetry and solid earth structures. Besides, T-waves have been widely used in multiple research directions, including abyssal and open-ocean seismic monitoring, early warning of submarine volcanic activity, rapid tsunami assessment, long-term ocean temperature change measurement. These applications not only deepen the understanding of marine geological structures and seafloor deformation processes, but also enhance the capability of marine disaster response and marine environment sensing. In the future, studies of T-waves would focus on quantitative characterization of complex T-wave propagation characteristics, promoting the development of full-depth ocean observation technology to enhance the observability of abyssal oceans, introducing emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency and accuracy of T-wave signal processing and parameter inversion, and expanding the interdisciplinary application potential of T-waves in the study of ocean-solid Earth coupling processes. This paper aims to provide support and technical information for marine geoscience and geophysics research, as well as for disaster prevention and mitigation.

       

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