Vocabulary
Geo-Seas Seismic Methods
| URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/GS8/current/ |
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| Description | Concepts that describe techniques used in fieldwork in the geophysical discipline of seismics |
| Creator | Geo-Seas |
| Modified | 2011-01-29 |
| Version Info | 1 |
| Identifier | GS8 |
| Register Manager | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Register Owner | Geo-Seas |
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| ID ↑ | Preferred Label ↑ | Definition ↑ | Date ↑ |
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| ACSR | Active seismic refraction | The elucidation of geological structure by quantifying the refration of waves from from artificial sources (such as explosions) far away from the measurement site by sub-surface layers. | 2011-01-28 |
| PASR | Passive seismic refraction | The elucidation of geological structure by quantifying the refration of waves from naturally occurring low frequency earth movements (e.g. earthquakes) by sub-surface layers . | 2011-01-28 |
| SRFL | Seismic reflection | The elucidation of geological structure by quantifying the proportion of waves from a high energy source reflected by sub-surface layers. | 2011-01-28 |
| SRFR | Seismic refraction | The elucidation of geological structure by quantifying the refration of waves from a high energy source by sub-surface layers. | 2011-01-28 |
| SSCN | Side-scan sonar | A technique for mapping the morphology of the seafloor using a sonar swath projected sideways from a towed underwater vehicle. | 2011-01-28 |
