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Those waves that are the most destructive are the surface waves which generally have the strongest vibration. /Resources 49 0 R • Surface waves propagate along a boundary surface. /Resources 18 0 R Surface waves Introduction As a result of geometric spreading in 2-D, the energy carried by surface waves decays with distance r from the source as 1/r; this is in contrast to 1/r2 for body waves, which is why they are usually much less prominent on a seismogram. waves together to the finite fault source study. Surface waves usually have larger amplitudes and longer wavelengths than body waves, and they travel more slowly than body waves do. /ExtGState << This type of seismic body wave travels at the greatest velocity through the ground. /Length 15 The first type of body wave is called the primary wave or pressure wave, and is commonly referred to as P-waves. 15 0 obj << /Subtype /Form \g��K�$[n&����D�2U#T�I5�"OO|��F��v����N���! /Subtype /Form Free Surface Water Waves z x y y=h(x,y,t) or F(x,y,z,t) = 0 B(x,y,z,t) = 0 Figure 1. /Matrix [1 0 0 1 0 0] P- and S- waves are called \"body waves\" because they can travel through th… Body waves Introduction P- and S-waves are referred to as body waves because they are transmitted through the volume (or body) of the material, as apposed to travelling along the surface. /Annots [ 20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R 25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R 30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R ] x���P(�� ��endstream /Matrix [1 0 0 1 0 0] x���P(�� ��endstream Surface waves are something like the waves in a body of water: They move the surface of the earth up and down & right and left. Earthquakes radiate seismic energy as both body and surface waves. �;f e1�2�j�!P��b�m'dq)��k���RH����b�x�:A�G�s"8M3͓�Cg As discussed all earthquakes are relatively shallow, with the deepest at about 700 km depth. As a longitudinal compressional waveform, P-waves move in the same way as sound waves. endobj
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