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Research article
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14 Mar 2024
Research article |
| 14 Mar 2024
| 14 Mar 2024
Comparison of surface-wave techniques to estimate S- and P-wave velocity models from active seismic data
Farbod Khosro Anjom
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, 10128, Italy
Frank Adler
CSTJF, TotalEnergies, Pau, 64000, France
Laura Valentina Socco
Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, 10128, Italy
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Short summary
Most surface-wave techniques focus on estimating the S-wave velocity (VS) model and consider the P-wave velocity (VP) model as prior information in the inversion step. Here, we show the application of three surface-wave methods to estimate both VS and VP models. We apply the methods to the data from a hard-rock site that were acquired through the irregular source–receiver recording technique. We compare the outcomes and performances of the methods in detail.
Most surface-wave techniques focus on estimating the S-wave velocity (VS) model and consider the...
