Shallow water body data processing based on the seismic oceanography

Physical properties of sea water, such as salinity, temperature, density and acoustic velocity, could be demarcated through degradation of energy caused by water absorption, attenuation and other factors. To overcome the challenging difficulties in the quick monitoring of these physical properties, we have explored the high resolution marine seismic survey to instantly characterize them. Based on the unique wavefield propagating in the sea water, we have developed a new approach to suppress the noise caused by the shallow sea water disturbance and obtain useful information for estimating the sea water structure. This approach improves seismic data with high signal-to-noise ratio and resolution. The seismic reflection imaging can map the sea water structure acoustically. Combined with the knowledge of local water body structure profile over years, the instant model for predicting the sea water properties could be built using the seismic data acquired from the specially designed high precision marine seismic acquisition. This model can also be updated with instant observation and the complete data processing system. The present study has the potential value to many applications, such as 3D sea water monitoring, engineering evaluation, geological disaster assessment and environmental assessment.