Metode Seismic Pantul Metode Seismic pantul mengahasilkan gelombang akoustik pada permukaan yang dipantulkan oleh lapisan

statigarafi dibawah permukaan dimana mengubah density material dan kecepatan konduktivitas kedalam gelombang akoustik yang significant.

Seismic reflectionn survey digunakan untuk menentukan metebalan dan struktur pada subsurface geology dan umunya digunakan dalam pencarian hidrocarbon dan explorasi mineral. , earthquake and tectonic studies, dan lingkungan marine untuk memecahakn masalah statigrafi secara detail (contohnya lokasi dan ketebalan pada endapan pasir pantai). Digital marine seismic profile data melewati A sand ridge kira-kira 6 miles off pada Avalon, New Jersey. S2 reflector menandakan sequence boundary antara enadapan holosen dan endapan endapan tersier yang lebih tua. Endapan ini menunjukkan adanya primary sources untuk pantai dan replenishment.

Metode Seismic pantul bekerja dengan gelombang suara yang kuat dwngan batas diantara tipe batuan yang berbeda. Pantulan yang diahsilkan di plot pada garis hitam (gelap) pada seismic section. Suatu seismic section mirip dengan geological cross section, tapi itu masih membutuhkan interpretasi. The seismic reflection method works by bouncing sound waves off boundaries between different types of rock (Figure 1). The reflections recorded are plotted as dark lines on a seismic section. A seismic section resembles a geological crosssection, but it still needs to be interpreted. One major difference between a geological cross-section and a seismic section is that the vertical axis is in time, rather than depth. In the earth's crust, seismic waves travel typically at about 6000 m/s so that 1 second of two-way travel time corresponds to about 3 km of depth. All the seismic sections presented in this

atlas are plotted at 1:1 (no vertical exaggeration) assuming an average crustal velocity of 6000 m/s. Another difference is that the reflections are plotted halfway between the source and the receiver. These are referred to as unmigrated data. The process that moves the reflections in their correct spatial position is referred to as migration, and the resulting seismic section is referred to as a migrated section. Interpreters like to use both, and both unmigrated and migrated data are presented in this atlas.