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Seismic Methods

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The basic principle of all seismic methods is the controlled generation of elastic waves by a seismic source in order to obtain an image of the subsurface. Seismic waves are pulses of strain energy that propagate in solids and fluids. Seismic energy sources, whether at the Earth’s surface or in shallow boreholes, produce wave types known as:

  • • body waves, where the energy transport is in all directions, and

  • • surface waves, where the energy travels along or near to the surface.

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Schuck, A., Lange, G. (2007). Seismic Methods. In: Environmental Geology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74671-3_11

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