Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to share the experience gained in, and the efforts made toward, introducing and implementing a new course in the challenging and important ar...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to share the experience gained in, and the efforts made toward, introducing and implementing a new course in the challenging and important area of geophysical signal processing at the Electrical Engineering (EE) Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The new course, titled “Geo-Signal Processing,” was offered both at the graduate level and as a special topics course to undergraduates. The course was developed in collaboration with the Earth Sciences Department at KFUPM. This paper contributes new information because it stresses the multidisciplinary aspects of digital signal processing (DSP) technologies when applied to estimating the Earth's layered structure on the basis of seismic data. Unlike many Earth sciences seismic data processing courses, this Geo-Signal Processing course also emphasizes that the perspective taken by those working in DSP is different from that taken by geophysicists. The course presents DSP with particular emphasis on seismic data signals and the artifacts accompanying them while covering the principles and algorithms needed for processing seismic signals in both deterministic and statistical fashion. Topics include, but are not limited to, basic seismic theory, acquisition of seismic data, analysis of seismic signals and noise, deterministic filtering of seismic data, and statistical processing of seismic data.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Education ( Volume: 55, Issue: 3, August 2012)
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- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- Electrical Engineering ,
- Digital Signal Processing ,
- Multidisciplinary Course ,
- Signal Processing ,
- Geophysical ,
- Earth Science ,
- Seismic Data ,
- Seismic Signals ,
- Department Of Earth Sciences ,
- Seismic Data Processing ,
- Area Of Research ,
- Undergraduate Students ,
- Graduate Students ,
- Oil And Gas ,
- Graphical User Interface ,
- Oil Industry ,
- Final Exam ,
- Seismic Waves ,
- Field Visits ,
- Enhanced Oil Recovery ,
- Midterm Exam ,
- Seismic Processing ,
- Finite Impulse Response Filter ,
- Seismic Tomography ,
- Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ,
- Coherent Noise ,
- Objectives Of The Course ,
- Aspects Of The Course ,
- Multidisciplinary Area ,
- Postgraduate Studies
- Author Keywords
Keywords assist with retrieval of results and provide a means to discovering other relevant content. Learn more.
- IEEE Keywords
- Index Terms
- Electrical Engineering ,
- Digital Signal Processing ,
- Multidisciplinary Course ,
- Signal Processing ,
- Geophysical ,
- Earth Science ,
- Seismic Data ,
- Seismic Signals ,
- Department Of Earth Sciences ,
- Seismic Data Processing ,
- Area Of Research ,
- Undergraduate Students ,
- Graduate Students ,
- Oil And Gas ,
- Graphical User Interface ,
- Oil Industry ,
- Final Exam ,
- Seismic Waves ,
- Field Visits ,
- Enhanced Oil Recovery ,
- Midterm Exam ,
- Seismic Processing ,
- Finite Impulse Response Filter ,
- Seismic Tomography ,
- Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ,
- Coherent Noise ,
- Objectives Of The Course ,
- Aspects Of The Course ,
- Multidisciplinary Area ,
- Postgraduate Studies
- Author Keywords