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It's based on exciting the body waves at Earth's surface ( also called seismic waves ) and then. capturing the numerous  reflections of body waves at a different point on surface (see Fig. 1).principles of seismology to estimate the properties of the Earth's subsurface from reflected (see

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Fig.1

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. Seismic Waves reflection schematic



Types of seismic surveys:

2D seismic3D seismic4D seismicVSP
Fig.1. Seismic reflection schematic


See also

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Natural Science / Geoscience / Subsurface Exploration

Earth's Structure ]Geology ] [ Seismic Waves ]

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