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Shear-wave high-resolution seismic reflection in Ottawa and Quebec City, Canada
Andre J. M. Pugin, Susan E. Pullan and James A. Hunter
Shear-wave high-resolution seismic reflection in Ottawa and Quebec City, Canada (in Urban geophysics, Rick Miller (prefacer))
Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK) (March 2013) 32 (3): 250-255
Shear-wave high-resolution seismic reflection in Ottawa and Quebec City, Canada (in Urban geophysics, Rick Miller (prefacer))
Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK) (March 2013) 32 (3): 250-255
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Abstract
Two examples of multicomponent shear (S)-wave, shallow, seismic reflection profiling from urban environments in eastern Canada are presented to examine the benefits of shear-wave reflection data and the latest developments in acquisition methodology, as well as our evolving understanding of the complex nature of seismic-wave propagation. In "soft" soils characterized by low shear-wave velocities, high-resolution shear-wave reflection sections can be obtained, with the highest-resolution data related to horizontal or vertical components of motion. Multicomponent recording provides the capacity to record valuable shear-wave velocity information for earthquake amplification and engineering investigations in urban environments.
ISSN: 1070-485X
EISSN: 1938-3789
Serial Title: Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK)
Serial Volume: 32
Serial Issue: 3
Title: Shear-wave high-resolution seismic reflection in Ottawa and Quebec City, Canada
Title: Urban geophysics
Affiliation: Geological Survey of Canada,
Canada
Pages: 250-255
Published: 201303
Text Language: English
Publisher: Society of Exploration Geophysicists,
Tulsa, OK,
United States
References: 11
Accession Number: 2013-032256
Categories: Applied geophysics
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. sects.
N45°25'00" - N45°25'00", W75°43'00" - W75°43'00"
N46°47'60" - N46°47'60", W71°13'00" - W71°13'00"
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: 201320
