Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-8521-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-8521-2024
Model description paper
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02 Dec 2024
Model description paper |  | 02 Dec 2024

Three-dimensional analytical solution of self-potential from regularly polarized bodies in a layered seafloor model

Pengfei Zhang, Yi-an Cui, Jing Xie, Youjun Guo, Jianxin Liu, and Jieran Liu

Data sets

3d_theorical_solution Pengfei Zhang https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13913302

Model code and software

3d_theorical_solution Pengfei Zhang https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13913302

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Short summary
Our study proposes a three-dimensional analytical solution for the self-potential (SP) method to detect seafloor massive sulfide deposits. Using the mirror image method, we derived formulas for the SP generated by polarized bodies in layered media. We conducted experiments with a simulated  environment and compared the results with our theoretical predictions. The findings confirmed a high degree of accuracy, demonstrating the reliability of our approach for faster and precise SP modeling.