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A multi-domain decomposition-based Fourier finite element
method for the simulation of 3D marine CSEM
measurements

Research Abstract
We introduce a multi-domain decomposition Fourier finite element (MDDFFE) method for the simulation of three-dimensional (3D) marine controlled source electromagnetic measurement (CSEM). The method combines a 2D finite element (FE) method in two spatial dimensions with a hybrid discretization based on a Fourier FE method along the third dimension. The method employs a secondary field formulation rather than the total field formulation. We apply the MDDFFE method to several synthetic marine CSEM examples exhibiting bathymetry and/or multiple 3D subdomains. Numerical results show that the use of the MDDFFE method reduces the problem size by as much as 87 % in terms of the number of unknowns, without any sacrifice in accuracy.
Research Authors
Shaaban A. Bakr and David Pardo
Research Department
Research Journal
Computational Geosciences
Research Member
Research Pages
345-357
Research Publisher
Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
21 (3)
Research Website
DOI 10.1007/s10596-017-9615-6
Research Year
2017