A two-radius circular array method: Inferring phase velocities of Love waves using microtremor records

Details A two-radius circular array method: Inferring phase velocities of Love waves using microtremor records A two-radius circular array method: Inferring phase velocities of Love waves using microtremor records

May 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006georl..3310303t&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 33, Issue 10, CiteID L10303

Physics

Geophysics

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Exploration Geophysics: Data Processing, Exploration Geophysics: Seismic Methods (3025, 7294), Exploration Geophysics: Instruments And Techniques, Mathematical Geophysics: Spectral Analysis (3205, 3280), Mathematical Geophysics: Time Series Analysis (1872, 4277, 4475)

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We present a new method to estimate phase velocities of Love waves from horizontal-motion seismograms of microtremors, obtained with seismic sensors placed around two circumferences of different radii, under the assumption that the fundamental mode dominates. We applied our new method to field data acquired at a test site where the shallow underground seismic velocity profile is known, and have confirmed that the phase velocities of the fundamental-mode Love waves could be inferred with sufficient precision within certain wavelength ranges. Outside the wavelength ranges suitable for analysis, the ``spectral ratio,'' an intermediary quantity calculated from measurement records prior to phase velocity evaluation, deviated from theoretical expectations. The pattern of deviations could satisfactorily be accounted for by considering three factors theoretically: the presence of higher-mode surface waves, directional aliasing related to the finite number of sensors, and the presence of incoherent noise.

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