The invention relates to a carrier (5) for transporting seismic nodes (9) to and from a sea floor (4), comprising an interior (8) for storing the nodes and a node transfer position (10) for transferring nodes (9) to and from the carrier (5); a support (14) for supporting the nodes (9) in a row (33) between the interior (8) of the carrier (5) and the node transfer position (10); and an endless driven belt or chain (11) with pushers (19) for pushing the row (33) of nodes (9). The invention also relates to a seismic node (9) adapted to use in the carrier (5). Further the invention relates to a method for loading seismic nodes (9) into the carrier (5), and a method for unloading seismic nodes (9) from the carrier (5).

The present invention provides a multi-mode dispersion energy imaging device and method for a four-component marine interface wave of an ocean bottom seismometer, belonging to the technical field of marine seismic exploration. The method includes the following steps: designing an marine interface wave artificial seismic observation system, designing a reasonable observation system according to the geological condition of the operation area to ensure the resolution of the imaging to perform the marine artificial source seismic operation carrying out the data preprocessing of the seafloor surface wave, and then carrying out the three-component seismometer Scholte wave and the acoustic guided wave dispersion energy imaging, and the one-component hydrophone acoustic guided wave dispersion energy imaging; superposing and normalizing the three-component Scholte wave dispersion energy spectrum and the one-component acoustic guided wave dispersion energy spectrum. The device is implemented based on the method above.

A hydroponic growing apparatus, system, and method is provided. The hydroponic grower includes one or more seed beds each having a length and a width operably supported by a framework. A seed belt is rotatable around each of the one or more seed beds between loading and offloading positions to and from a seed growing position. Seed is discharged onto the seed belt for hydroponically growing a seed atop of the one or more seed beds. Seed growth can be offloaded through the path of a stream of liquid exiting a liquid nozzle for cutting through offloaded seed growth in at least one direction.

A system to improve calibration of geophone and hydrophone pairs is described. The system generates first and second phase shifted data by applying a first and second phase shift to first seismic data acquired by the geophone. The system generates a first upgoing wavefield by summing the first phase shifted data and second seismic data acquired by the hydrophone, and a second upgoing wavefield by summing the second phase shifted data and the second seismic data. The system generates a first downgoing wavefield from a difference of the first phase shifted data and the second seismic data, and a second downgoing wavefield from a difference of the second phase shifted data and the second seismic data. The system determines ratios of the upgoing wavefields and the downgoing wavefields for each phase shift to identify the highest ratio, and selects the phase shift corresponding to the highest ratio for calibration.

A method of performing a seismic survey including: deploying nodal seismic sensors at positions in a survey region; activating a plurality of seismic sources; and using the nodal seismic sensors to record seismic signals generated in response to the activation of the plurality of signals.

Systems and methods of detecting marine seismic survey parameters are provided. A data processing system can obtain seismic data from seismic data acquisition units disposed on a seabed responsive to an acoustic signal propagated from an acoustic source through a water column. The data processing system can determine from the seismic data, a direct arrival time for the acoustic signal at each of the plurality of seismic data acquisition units, and can obtain an estimated depth value of each of the plurality of seismic data acquisition units and an estimated water column transit velocity of the acoustic signal. The data processing system can apply a depth model and a water column transit velocity model to the estimated depth value and to the estimated water column transit velocity determine an updated depth value and an updated water column transit velocity for each of the plurality of seismic data acquisition units.

A distributed acoustic sensing system for acquiring seismic data is presented. The system includes a sensing cable and an instrument float. The sensing cable is for sensing seismic waves and is suitable for use on the seabed. The instrument float includes instrumentation for acquiring seismic data. The instrument float is connectable or connected to the sensing cable via a riser cable.

The present invention provides a multi-mode dispersion energy imaging device and method for a four-component marine interface wave of an ocean bottom seismometer, belonging to the technical field of marine seismic exploration. The method includes the following steps: designing an marine interface wave artificial seismic observation system, designing a reasonable observation system according to the geological condition of the operation area to ensure the resolution of the imaging to perform the marine artificial source seismic operation; carrying out the data preprocessing of the seafloor surface wave, and then carrying out the three-component seismometer Scholte wave and the acoustic guided wave dispersion energy imaging, and the one-component hydrophone acoustic guided wave dispersion energy imaging; superposing and normalizing the three-component Scholte wave dispersion energy spectrum and the one-component acoustic guided wave dispersion energy spectrum. The device is implemented based on the method above.

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of facilitating a seismic survey and locating seismic data acquisition units in a marine environment. The system can include a first seismic data acquisition unit. The first seismic data can include a cleat ring to couple the first seismic data acquisition with a second seismic data acquisition unit. The system can include a rope having a first end coupled to a first portion of the first seismic data acquisition unit and a second end coupled to a second portion of the first seismic data acquisition unit. The system can include a cavity formed by the cleat ring. The system can include a telltale component coupled to a portion of the rope. The rope and the telltale component can be stored in the cavity of the first seismic data acquisition unit.

A marine seismic data acquisition system includes a streamer spread including plural streamers; a first set of front sources configured to generate seismic waves; a streamer vessel towing the streamer spread and the first set of the front sources, in front of the streamer spread along an inline direction X; a second set of top sources configured to generate additional seismic waves; and first and second source vessels towing the second set of top sources directly above or below the streamer spread. A number NT of the top sources is larger than a number NF of the front sources.