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Hammer seismic reflection imaging in an urban environment

Lee Liberty
Hammer seismic reflection imaging in an urban environment (in Near-surface geophysics, Rick Miller (prefacer) and Greg Baker (prefacer))
Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK) (February 2011) 30 (2): 146-153

Abstract

Subsurface characterization within urban centers is critically important for city planners, municipalities, and engineers to estimate groundwater resources, track contaminants, assess earthquake or landslide hazards, and many other similar objectives. Improving geophysical imaging methods and results, while minimizing costs, provides greater opportunities for city/project planners and geophysicists alike to take advantage of the improved characterization afforded by the particular method. Seismic reflection results can provide hydrogeologic constraints for groundwater models, provide slip rate estimates for active faults, or simply map stratigraphy to provide target depth estimates. While many traditional urban seismic transects have included the use of vibroseis sources to improve reflection signals and attenuate cultural noise, low-cost and high-quality near-surface seismic reflection data can be obtained within an urban environment using impulsive sources at a variety of scales and at production rates that can significantly exceed those of swept sources.


ISSN: 1070-485X
EISSN: 1938-3789
Serial Title: Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK)
Serial Volume: 30
Serial Issue: 2
Title: Hammer seismic reflection imaging in an urban environment
Title: Near-surface geophysics
Author(s): Liberty, Lee
Author(s): Miller, Rickprefacer
Author(s): Baker, Gregprefacer
Affiliation: Boise State University, Boise, ID, United States
Pages: 146-153
Published: 201102
Text Language: English
Publisher: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, United States
References: 10
Accession Number: 2011-044287
Categories: Applied geophysics
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. sects., geol. sketch map
N43°37'60" - N43°37'60", W116°12'00" - W116°12'00"
N39°07'00" - N42°00'00", W120°00'00" - W119°10'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States. Reference includes data supplied by Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, United States
Update Code: 201125
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