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4
K
3
Vp Vs
A. It doesnt.
Fluids do not carry shear waves. This
knowledge, combined with earthquake
observations, is what lead to the
discovery that the earths outer core is
a liquid rather than a solid shear
wave shadow.
p-wave velocity vs. s-wave
velocity
p-wave velocity must always be
greater than s-wave velocity.
Why?
4
K
3
Vp 2 K 4 Vp K 4
Vs 2
3 Vs 3
Seismic Wavefront
Seismic Ray
Huygens Principle
Snells Law
Reciprocity
Q. What is a seismic
wavefront?
Q. What is a seismic
wavefront?
sin ic V 1
sin 90 V 2
V1
sin ic (2)
V2
V1
ic sin 1 (3)
V2
Snells Law
Critical Refraction