Generative Adversarial Networks for Model Order Reduction in Seismic Full-Waveform Inversion

Abstract

I train a Generative Adversarial Network to produce realistic seismic wave speed models. I integrate the generator network into seismic Full-Waveform Inversion to reduce the number of model parameters and restrict the inverted models to only those that are plausible. Applying the method to a 2D section of the SEAM model, I demonstrate that it can produce more plausible results than conventional Full-Waveform Inversion.