dc.contributor.advisor | Miller, Richard D | |
dc.contributor.author | Bailey, Bevin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-05T17:14:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-07-05T17:14:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-05-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:13337 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/14561 | |
dc.description.abstract | S-wave reflection profiling has many theoretical advantages, when compared to P-wave profiling, such as high-resolution potential, greater sensitivities to lithologic changes and insensitivity to the water table and pore fluids, and could be particularly useful in near-surface settings. However, S-wave surveys can be plagued by processing pitfalls unique to near-surface studies such as interference of Love waves with reflections, and the stacking of Love waves as coherent noise, leading to possible misinterpretations of the subsurface. Two lines of S-wave data are processed and used to locate previously unknown faults in Quaternary sediments in a region where earthquake activity poses a threat to surface structures. This study provides clear examples of processing pitfalls such as Love waves with hyperbolic appearances on shot gathers, and a CMP section with coherent noise that is easily misinterpreted as reflections. This study demonstrates pros and cons of using SH reflection data in the near surface. | |
dc.format.extent | 144 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Geophysics | |
dc.subject | Love wave | |
dc.subject | Near-surface | |
dc.subject | Shear waves | |
dc.subject | Unconsolidated sediments | |
dc.title | High-resolution shear-wave reflection profiling to image offset in unconsolidated near-surface sediments | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Steeples, Don | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Roberts, Jennifer A | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Geology | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.S. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |