Application of unsupervised learning and deep learning for rock type prediction and petrophysical characterization using multi-scale data

S Iraji, R Soltanmohammadi, GF Matheus… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study integrates well log data, routine core analyses, microcomputed X-ray tomography
(μ CT) images, and sedimentary petrography to accurately characterize and evaluate the …

The lithosphere of South America from seismic tomography: Structure, evolution, and control on tectonics and magmatism

BC de Melo, S Lebedev, NL Celli, S Gibson… - Gondwana …, 2024 - Elsevier
The thickness, temperature and mechanical strength of the lithosphere vary greatly across
South America and have controlled tectonic and magmatic processes during its evolution …

Unraveling Precambrian cratonic roots beneath South America: A contribution from surface wave tomography

AVS Nascimento, GS França, CAM Chaves… - Tectonophysics, 2024 - Elsevier
We examine some aspects of the tectonic evolution of Precambrian cratonic roots beneath
South America based on lithospheric distribution of shear-wave velocities. We derive our …

Lithospheric Architecture of the Paranapanema Block and Adjacent Nuclei Using Multiple‐Frequency P‐Wave Seismic Tomography

G Affonso, MP Rocha, ISL Costa… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new P‐wave seismic tomographic model for the region of the Paraná Basin
and surroundings using a multiple‐frequency approach, providing better resolution than …

The crustal and upper-mantle structure beneath NW Iran: an integrated analysis of surface waves and gravity data

T Shirzad, S VahidRavesh… - Geophysical Journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the crustal seismic characteristics of tectonically active regions is crucial for
seismic hazard assessment. The study conducted in NW Iran utilized surface wave …

Crustal and uppermost mantle azimuthal anisotropy beneath West and SE Brazil using ambient seismic noise

T Shirzad, M Assumpção, E Debayle, M Bianchi… - Tectonophysics, 2024 - Elsevier
Seismic azimuthal anisotropy within the crust and upper mantle offers important information
of past and present tectonic deformation. We used ambient seismic noise to map azimuthal …

Lithospheric structure of the Paraná, Chaco-Paraná, and Pantanal basins: Insights from ambient noise and earthquake-based surface wave tomography

DS Moura, AVS Nascimento, CAM Chaves… - Journal of South …, 2024 - Elsevier
To investigate the lithospheric seismic structure of southern South America beneath the
Paraná, Chaco-Paraná, and Pantanal basins, we measure two distinct sets of dispersion …

Extracting reliable empirical Green's functions using weighted cross-correlation functions of ambient seismic noise in west-central and southern Brazil

T Shirzad, M Safarkhani… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Ambient seismic noise is now routinely used to study the Earth's interior. For an isotropic
homogeneous medium, the basic assumption to extract seismic phases from a station pair is …

Rayleigh wave group velocity maps at periods of 10–150 s beneath South America

AVS Nascimento, GS França… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Based on new data from permanent and temporary networks, we present fundamental mode
Rayleigh wave group velocity maps at periods of 10–150 s related to the lithosphere …

Lithosphere of South American intracratonic basins: Electromagnetic and potential field data reveal cratons, terranes, and sutures

GN Dragone, MS Bologna, N Ussami, ME Gimenez… - Tectonophysics, 2021 - Elsevier
A magnetotelluric survey comprising 18 broadband stations disposed along a 450 km-long
profile was carried out at the transition between the Chaco-Paraná (CPB) and the Paraná …