Numerical modeling of acoustic processes in gradient media using the grid-characteristic method

In this paper, we consider the problem of seismic wave propagation in gradient geological media. Their dynamic behavior is described using the acoustic approximation and the numerical integration of the initial-boundary value problem for the acoustic wave equation with spatially variable mechanical parameters. A grid-characteristic numerical method is developed that explicitly takes into account the gradient of the medium. The numerical solutions are compared with results obtained using a piecewise constant model of the medium in the one-dimensional case.