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wavelength  of  the  groundroll,   are   half   signals   see  unison;  their  electrical  signals   i  of  other  arrivals (Fig. 5.5c).   common   the   a   have   (The   5.6).   concept).   signal-to-noise   determination   groups.   survey   interval   the   and   3,   and   2   5.6   three   highlighted  by  the
         105   down   geo-   ie   high   at   The   midpoint   on   point   com-   method   (see   of  seismic   first   the   the   the   receiver   respectively.   S,/R,,   Common  midpoint  (CMP)   1   traces  for  a  common  midpoint,   bold  raypaths.

         Acquisition   moving   sent   by   Chapter   common   term   The CMP   ratio   During   progresses,  left.   toward   first   (S,/R2,   method. The  six  seismic  traces  for  Shot  are  illustrated  in  Fig.  5.7a.  Fig  5.7b  shows







             the   while   up,   eleceiéal  attenuated.  Reflections  commonly  arrive  3).  velocity;   in   shots   (Fig.   pairs   same   the   receiver   the   As   one   of   (S,)  source   shots   for   combinations:   FIGURE   the   7
         i          apparent   down  in   conducted   enhances   right.
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             proportioned   are   high   up  and   the   at   commonly   from   and   express   that   and   interpretation.   arrays   the  toward   in  “pulled”   between   and   S,/R,   for   (S2/Rg,  S3/Ry,  S4/Rg).   "t   r   R,   Rs   SESS



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             array  can   in  geophones   costs   that  surface,   in   the   reflected   Method   survey   seismic   between-source   is  CDP,   of   discussion   processing   shot   is  source   receivers   positions   the   midpoint   common   a a   f   :   Ay          CZ   ifr      ASST LALA LETTS


             (Fig.  3.12).  The   the   half   ground   the   that  geophones   ni  phase,  enhancing   Midpoint   reflection   whereby  mode,   midway   or  point,   redundancy   Waveform”   in   used   a   5.6   Fig.   and  source   receiver   and   shot,   first   the   same   the   is   are   there   (S2/Ryy  S3/R3,  Sy/Rs);   Common   M.  jdpoin t   i   Shot   Re   Ryi       r   r   VIITALTTT





             surface   that   so   (Fig. 5.5b).  The   phones  cancel,  so   to   angles   is   result   :   add in   Common   seismic   A   (CMP)   surface,   the   depth   mon   provides   “Seismic   velocities   In   the   shot,   source   During   (R,)   group   Likewise,   S3/Rg);   Shot  2   r   r



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       ,        source   xe   of   array   mi   of   Receiver  Station  2   Length =   Wavelength   Direction   Fayleigh   Propagation   f   ~Particle   Motion     array. a)  Source  waves   by  Response  of  one  geophone  group.  If  the  group


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        Seismic   designed   *   receivers   of   a  single  instrument,   soe   designed  waves  to   Rayleigh   because   Recelver  Station   nace fF   SO   \\   and   ion   seismic  trace.  b)  wavelength  of  a  Rayleigh  wave,  positive  signals  from  geophones   Rayleigh  wave



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