RMS amplitude
Failed to parse (unknown function "\pift"): {\displaystyle y(t) = Asin (2\pift+\varphi) = Asin(\omegat+\varphi)} Failed to parse (unknown function "\omegat"): {\displaystyle Y_RMS = \sqrt{\tfrac{1}{T} \int_{0}^{T} [Asin(\omegat)]^2 dt}} Failed to parse (unknown function "\omegat"): {\displaystyle = A\sqrt{\tfrac{1}{T} \int_{0}^{T} \tfrac{1-cos(2\omegat)}{2} dt}} Failed to parse (unknown function "\omegat"): {\displaystyle = A\sqrt{\tfrac{1}{T} [\tfrac{T}{2} - \tfrac{sin(2\omegat)}{4\omega}]_0^T}} Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle x_RMS=\sqrt{\tfrac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^nx_i^2} (1) The RMS of the corresponding formula for a continuous waveform f(t) defined over the interval [T1, T2] is f_{RMS}=\sqrt{\tfrac{T_2}{T_1}\textstyle \int_{T_1}^{T_2} \displaystyle [f(t)]^2}dt (2) and the RMS for a function over all time is f_{RMS}=\sqrt{\tfrac{1}{T}\int_{0}^{T} [f(t)]^2}dt (3) For a sine wave y(t)=A sin(2πft+φ)=Asin(ωt+φ) (4) where y is displacement, t is time, f is frequency, and A is amplitude (the peak deviation of the function from zero) Y_{RMS}=\sqrt{\tfrac{1}{T}\int_{0}^{T} [Asin(\omegat)]^2dt} =A\sqrt{\tfrac{1}{T}\int\limits_{0}^{T} \tfrac{1-cos(2\omegat)}{2}dt} =A\sqrt{\tfrac{1}{T}[\tfrac{T}{2}-\tfrac{sin(2\omegat)}{4\omega}]_0^T} =\tfrac{A}{\sqrt{2}} (5) } The root mean square amplitude (RMS) is a commonly used technique to display amplitude values in a specified window of stack data. With RMS amplitude, hydrocarbon indicators can be mapped directly by measure reflectivity in a zone of interest.
Definition
In statistics, RMS is typical value of a number (n) of values of a quantity (x1, x2, x3…) equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the values divided by n. [1]
In geophysics, RMS amplitude is the square root of the average of the squares of a series of measurements. The auto correlation value (without normalizing) for zero lag is the mean square value. For a sine wave, the RMS value is () times the peak amplitude.[2]
In a set of n values {}, the RMS is
The RMS of the corresponding formula for a continuous waveform f(t) defined over the interval [T1, T2] is
Mathematical Expression
The RMS value of a set of values is the square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of the values, or the square of the function that defines the continuous-time waveform. [3] It’s also known as the quadratic mean of amplitude and is a particular case of the generalized mean with exponent 2.
References
[1] A Dictionary of Physics (Sixth Edition.). Oxford University Press. 2009.
[2] Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics (Forth Edition). SEG.2002
[3] Weisstein, Eric W. "Root-Mean-Square". MathWorld.