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Main Authors: Zeng, Zhijun, Neumann, Matej, Yang, Yunan
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01817
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author Zeng, Zhijun
Neumann, Matej
Yang, Yunan
author_facet Zeng, Zhijun
Neumann, Matej
Yang, Yunan
contents Conventional frequency-domain full-waveform inversion (FWI) is typically implemented with an $L^2$ misfit function, which suffers from challenges such as cycle skipping and sensitivity to noise. While the Wasserstein metric has proven effective in addressing these issues in time-domain FWI, its applicability in frequency-domain FWI is limited due to the complex-valued nature of the data and reduced transport-like dependency on wave speed. To mitigate these challenges, we introduce the HV metric ($d_{\text{HV}}$), inspired by optimal transport theory, which compares signals based on horizontal and vertical changes without requiring the normalization of data. We implement $d_{\text{HV}}$ as the misfit function in frequency-domain FWI and evaluate its performance on synthetic and real-world datasets from seismic imaging and ultrasound computed tomography (USCT). Numerical experiments demonstrate that $d_{\text{HV}}$ outperforms the $L^2$ and Wasserstein metrics in scenarios with limited prior model information and high noise while robustly improving inversion results on clinical USCT data.
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spellingShingle Robust Frequency Domain Full-Waveform Inversion via HV-Geometry
Zeng, Zhijun
Neumann, Matej
Yang, Yunan
Optimization and Control
Conventional frequency-domain full-waveform inversion (FWI) is typically implemented with an $L^2$ misfit function, which suffers from challenges such as cycle skipping and sensitivity to noise. While the Wasserstein metric has proven effective in addressing these issues in time-domain FWI, its applicability in frequency-domain FWI is limited due to the complex-valued nature of the data and reduced transport-like dependency on wave speed. To mitigate these challenges, we introduce the HV metric ($d_{\text{HV}}$), inspired by optimal transport theory, which compares signals based on horizontal and vertical changes without requiring the normalization of data. We implement $d_{\text{HV}}$ as the misfit function in frequency-domain FWI and evaluate its performance on synthetic and real-world datasets from seismic imaging and ultrasound computed tomography (USCT). Numerical experiments demonstrate that $d_{\text{HV}}$ outperforms the $L^2$ and Wasserstein metrics in scenarios with limited prior model information and high noise while robustly improving inversion results on clinical USCT data.
title Robust Frequency Domain Full-Waveform Inversion via HV-Geometry
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01817