Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration (지구물리와물리탐사)

Korean Society of Earth and Exploration Geophysicists (한국지구물리·물리탐사학회)
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Numerical modelling of electromagnetic waveguide effects on crosshole radar measurements

시추공간 레이다 측정에서 전자기 도파관 효과의 수치모델링

  • Jang, Han-Nu-Ree (Department of Environmental Exploration Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Park, Mi-Kyung (Department of Environmental Exploration Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kim, Hee-Joon (Department of Environmental Exploration Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • 장한누리 (부경대학교, 환경탐사공학과) ;
  • 박미경 (부경대학교, 환경탐사공학과) ;
  • 김희준 (부경대학교, 환경탐사공학과)
  • Published : 2007.02.28
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Abstract

High-frequency electromagnetic (EM) wave propagation associated with borehole ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is a complicated phenomenon. To improve the understanding of the governing physical processes, we employ a finite-difference time-domain solution of Maxwell's equations in cylindrical coordinates. This approach allows us to model the full EM wavefield associated with crosshole GPR surveys. Furthermore, the use of cylindrical coordinates is computationally efficient, correctly emulates the three-dimensional geometrical spreading characteristics of the wavefield, and is an effective way to discretise explicitly small-diameter boreholes. Numerical experiments show that the existence of a water-filled borehole can give rise to a strong waveguide effect which affects the transmitted waveform, and that excitation of this waveguide effect depends on the diameter of the borehole and the length of the antenna.

시추공 지중레이다 고주파수 전자기파 전파와 관련된 현상은 복잡하다. 그 물리적 과정을 보다 잘 이해하기 위해서 본 연구에서는 원통좌표계에서 맥스웰방정식의 유한차분 시간영역 해를 이용하였다. 이 방법은 시추공간 레이다탐사에서 전자기파의 전파형을 모델링할 수 있다. 그리고 원통좌표계는 계산 효율이 높고, 파동장의 3 차원적인 기하학적 확산을 정확하게 계산할 수 있으며 또 작은 크기의 시추공을 이산화할 때 효과적이다. 수치계산 결과를 통해 물로 채워진 시추공은 전파 파형에 영향을 주는 강한 도파관 효과를 일으킬 수 있으며, 그 도파관 효과는 시추공의 크기와 안테나의 길이에 의존한다.

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