Correlations 1 Surface waves and correlations Correlation of time series Similarity Time shifts Applications Correlation of rotations/strains and translations Ambient noise correlations Coda correlations Scope: Appreciate that the use of noise (and coda) plus correlation techniques is one of the most innovative direction in data analysis at the moment: passive imaging
Correlations 2 Discrete Correlation Correlation plays a central role in the study of time series. In general, correlation gives a quantitative estimate of the degree of similarity between two functions. The correlation of functions g and f both with N samples is defined as: Correlation plays a central role in the study of time series. In general, correlation gives a quantitative estimate of the degree of similarity between two functions. The correlation of functions g and f both with N samples is defined as:
Correlations 3 Auto-correlation
Correlations 4 Cross-correlation Lag between two functions Cross-correlation
Correlations 5 Cross-correlation: Random functions
Correlations 6 Auto-correlation: Random functions
Correlations 7 Auto-correlation: Seismic signal
Correlations 8 Basic theory
Correlations 9 Basic Theory
Correlations 10 Basic theory
Correlations 11 Basic theory
Correlations 12 Noise correlation - principle From Campillo et al.
Correlations 13 Uneven noise distribution
Correlations 14 Theory
Correlations 15 Green‘s function retrieval
Correlations 16 Noise on our planet Stutzmann et al. 2009
Correlations 17 Wavefield directions (winter-green, summer-red) Geographical map showing at the station location (black circles) the azimuths of the most abundant sources of secondary microseisms for months January and February in green and July and August in red.
Correlations 18 Surface waves and noise Cross-correlate noise observed over long time scales at different locations Vary frequency range, dispersion?
Correlations 19 Surface wave dispersion
Correlations 20 US Array stations
Correlations 21 Recovery of Green‘s function
Correlations 22 Dispersion curves All from Shapiro et al., 2004
Correlations 23 Tomography without earthquakes!
Correlations 24 Global scale! Nishida et al., Nature, 2009.
Correlations 25 Time dependent changes in seismic velocity
Correlations 26 Time dependent changes in seismic velocity
Correlations 27 Time-dependent changes
Correlations 28 Chinese network
Correlations 29 Changes due to earthquake Velocity changes in 1-3s period band Chen, Froment, Liu and Campillo 2010
Correlations 30 Virtual sources
Correlations 31 Industrial application
Correlations 32 Reflectivity from noise
Correlations 33 Reflectivity Wapenaar, Snieder, Physics Today, 2010
Correlations 34 Remote triggering of fault-strength changes on the San Andreas fault Key message: Connection between significant changes in scattering parameters and fault strength and dynamic stress Taka’aki Taira, Paul G. Silver, Fenglin Niu & Robert M. Nadeau Nature 461, (1 October 2009) doi: /nature08395
Correlations 35 How to Method: Compare waveforms of repeating earthquake sequences Quantity: Decorrelation index D(t) = 1-C max (t) Insensitive to variations in near-station environment (Snieder, Gret, Douma & Scales 2002)
Correlations 36 Hypothesis
Correlations 37 Changes in scatterer properties: Increase in Decorrelation index after 1992 Landers earthquake (Mw=7.3, 65 kPa dyn. stress) Strong increase in Decorrelation index after 2004 Parkfield earthquake (Mw=6.0, distance ~20 km) Increase in Decorrelation index after 2004 Sumatra Earthquake (Mw=9.1, 10kPa dyn. stress) But: No traces of 1999 Hector Mine, 2002 Denali and 2003 San Simeon (dyn. stresses all two times above 2004 Sumatra)
Correlations 38 Changes in scatterer properties: Increase in Decorrelation index after 1992 Landers earthquake (Mw=7.3, 65 kPa dyn. stress) Strong increase in Decorrelation index after 2004 Parkfield earthquake (Mw=6.0, distance ~20 km) Increase in Decorrelation index after 2004 Sumatra Earthquake (Mw=9.1, 10kPa dyn. stress) But: No traces of 1999 Hector Mine, 2002 Denali and 2003 San Simeon (dyn. stresses all two times above 2004 Sumatra)
Correlations 39 Summary The simple correlation technique has turned into one of the most important processing tools for seismograms Passive imaging is the process with which noise recordings can be used to infer information on structure Correlation of noisy seismograms from two stations allows in principle the reconstruction of the Green‘s function between the two stations A whole new family of tomographic tools emerged CC techniques are ideal to identify time-dependent changes in the structure (scattering) The ideal tool to quantify similarity (e.g., frequency dependent) between various signals (e.g., rotations, strains with translations)