Types Of Seismic Waves Including Body Waves And Surface Waves

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the earth or other elastic bodies, for example as a result of an ear... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the earth or other elastic bodies, for example as a result of an earthquake, explosion, or some other process that imparts low-frequency acoustic energy. Seismic waves are studied by seismologists and geophysicists. Seismic wavefields are measured by a seismograph, geophone, hydrophone, or accelerometer. This book studies various types of seismic waves P- waves, S-waves, Rayleigh waves, and Love Waves. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less