Image processing application in seismic reflection to evaluate geohazard region

Author

Al-Mattarneh, H.M.A. ; Hamid, Hanizah Ab ; Kamaruddin, Kartini ; Shariah, S.K. ; Shariah, Sawsan Kamel

Author_Institution

Fac. of Civil Eng., MARA Univ. of Technol., Selangor, Malaysia

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

378

Lastpage

381

Abstract

GeoJava is GUI (graphical user interface) software that is powerful, yet very simple to use, providing the means to filter color images in RGB (red-green-blue) color space and YUV color space, to produce high quality filtered images. The YUV color space model has been proved to filter images smoothly without losing any data, only enhancing image structure. Different images were used, and satisfactory results were obtained of multi-application objectives. Image processing enhances the images of the CDP (common depth midpoint) seismic reflection sections using different stacking filters to provide supplementary results that are useful for assessing geohazard zones. The results in images clarify the exact location and geometry of cavities and sinkholes, beside localizing the areas that are under stress, and also delineate weak zones.

Keywords

Java; geophysical signal processing; graphical user interfaces; image colour analysis; seismology; GeoJava GUI software; RGB color space; YUV color space; cavities; color image filtering; common depth midpoint seismic reflection sections; geohazard zone assessment; high quality filtered images; image processing; sinkholes; stacking filters; Application software; Color; Filters; Geometry; Graphical user interfaces; Image processing; Reflection; Software quality; Stacking; Stress;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Research and Development, 2002. SCOReD 2002. Student Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7565-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SCORED.2002.1033137

Filename

1033137