Application of large capacity air gun in three-dimensional crustal structure exploration of the Pearl River estuary area

Abstract

The air gun source has been widely used as an artificial source in seismic exploration of the sea area because of its simple operation, low risk, automatic continuous operation and almost no influence on the observation environment. In 2015, we carried out the 3-D crustal structural exploration project in the Pearl River estuary, 13 seismic sounding explorations were set up in the sea area, and activated air gun source for more than 12,000 times. Through records of ocean bottom seismograph (OBS) and fixed seismic stations, we found that seismic records of OBS can be clearly identified Pg, PmP, and other phases, the records of the fixed seismic stations can be clearly identified the air gun shot events. The results show that the energy of the air gun shot in this field exploration is quite good, and data can support the study of the three-dimensional structure of the crust in the sea by air gun shot records of seismometers.