SEGJ Technical Conference


Surface wave analysis using seismic refraction data obtained at mountainous area


Abstract
We analyzed seismic refraction data obtained at mountainous area in terms of the analyses of surface wave methods and microtremor array measurements and estimated an S-wave velocity profile. Forty-six stand-alone seismographs and 2 Hz vertical component of geophones with spacing of 50 m were used in data acquisition. Seismic data were continuously recorded with a sampling time of 1 ms. We exploded 100 ~ 3000 g of water gel explosive at 14 locations with depths of 0.6 ~ 20 m. Clear later waves corresponding to surface waves appeared in all shot records and dispersion curves with a phase velocity of approximately 2500 m/s were recognized in a frequency range between 2 ~ 10 Hz. Spatial auto-correlation analysis was applied to ambient noise and a dispersion curve with a phase velocity from 2500 ~ 4000 m/s was recognized in a frequency range between 0.4 ~ 4 Hz. Dispersion curves obtained from the shot records and the ambient noise agreed with each other in a frequency range between 2 ~ 4 Hz. Non-linear inversion was applied to the dispersion curves and an S-wave velocity profile to a depth more than 1 km was estimated.