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Seismic Refraction 07
Seismic Refraction 07
Body
S
Love
Surface
Rayleigh
Seismic Wave Speeds
Material P wave Velocity (m/s) S wave Velocity (m/s)
Air 332
Water 1400-1500
Petroleum 1300-1400
sin f1 = sin f3 =
Vp1 Vs1
sin f2 = sin f4 =
Vs2 Vp2
p (ray parameter)
Critical Refraction
Seismic Refraction
Waves passing from slow to fast medium
Reflection & Refraction
400
T, msec
Direct
0
Refraction Analysis (flat):
Velocity estimation
Depth from TT curve
Structure from TT curve
Refraction:
One layer case
Refraction: 3 layer case
Engineering Quad 1/27/00 12 gauge source
1m geophone spacing, 1 m minimum offset
Data from Treman (11/2/05)
Seismic Raytracing
(forward modeling)
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