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Ultra-shallow seismic imaging of the top of the saturated zone
dc.contributor.author | Sloan, Steven D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tsoflias, Georgios P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Steeples, Don W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-03-19T18:43:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-03-19T18:43:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-04-08 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sloan, S. D., G. P. Tsoflias, and D. W. Steeples (2010), Ultra-shallow seismic imaging of the top of the saturated zone, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L07405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2010GL043034. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/17123 | |
dc.description | This is the published version. Copyright 2010 by the American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | We collected ultra-shallow seismic-reflection data to image the near-surface stratigraphy of a Kansas River point bar. We were successful in identifying a discontinuous clay layer and the top of the saturated zone at depths of 0.95 and 1.4 m. Seismic walkaway data collected using various .22-caliber ammunition show that decreased source energy is necessary to generate higher frequencies and prevent clipping of critical near-offset traces needed to identify ultra-shallow reflections. The seismic reflections exhibited average normal moveout velocities of 180–195 m/s with dominant frequencies of 200–450 Hz. Coincident subsurface features were also imaged using 200-MHz ground-penetrating radar. This study presents the shallowest seismic reflection from the top of the saturated zone reported in the literature to date and further demonstrates the potential of using seismic-reflection methods for ultra-shallow imaging of the subsurface as a stand-alone tool or in conjunction with other high-resolution geophysical techniques. | en_US |
dc.publisher | American Geophysical Union | en_US |
dc.subject | hyrdogeophysics | en_US |
dc.subject | Seismic | en_US |
dc.subject | reflection | en_US |
dc.title | Ultra-shallow seismic imaging of the top of the saturated zone | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
kusw.kuauthor | Tsoflias, Georgios P | |
kusw.kuauthor | Steeples, Don W. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Geology | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1029/2010GL043034 | |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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