A Time-Synchroextracting Transform for the Time–Frequency Analysis of Seismic Data

One important application of time–frequency analysis (TFA) is seismic spectral decomposition for reservoir characterization. However, traditional seismic TFA techniques are usually limited by diffused TF distribution, which can result in unreliable seismic interpretations. Synchrosqueezing transform (SST) is an effective TFA method that improves the concentration of the TF representation (TFR) of nonstationary signals. However, for the signal with a rapidly varying instantaneous frequency, the SST method suffers from a blurred TFR. In this letter, we propose a novel TFA method called time-synchroextracting transform (TSET) that provides highly concentrated TFR for transient signals where the TF curve is nearly parallel to the frequency axis. We applied the proposed TSET to synthetic signals and field seismic data to verify its validity of time localization and effective delineation of subsurface geological information.

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