Modelagem numérica bidimensional de dados CSAMT com fonte dipolar elétrica usando elementos finitos

Abstract

This work presents the application of a 2,5D numerical modelling scheme to simulate data of the CSAMT (Controlled Source Audio MagnetoTellurics) electromagnetic method using the Finite Element method. We have applied the technique of separating the total electromagnetic field into two parts: the so called primary and secondary fields. The set of equations that govern the system has to be expressed in the spectral domain of the Fourier Transform. The solution is obtained as a composition of 2D solutions. In the first part of the dissertation, we present a validation of the answer generated for primary fields and a comparison of the 1D responses with those from the MT method. The second part of the text presents a validation of the 2,5D responses, as well as an analysis of the results, in terms of apparent resistivity and the measured electrical field related to an isolated body in a homogeneous half-space. We analyze the changes in the results resulting from changes in model parameters like the contrast of resistividade between the half-space and the anomalous body, the depth of the body and the frequency. The code developed is able to simulate with good precision the measurements of the CSAMT method in any survey configuration.