TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sheriff,Robert E.
AU  - Geldart,L.P.
TI  - Exploration seismology
SN  - 0521462827
U1  - 622.1592 22
PY  - 1995///, 1982
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Seismic prospecting
N1  - 1. Introduction 
overview 
1.1 Outline of seismic methods 
1.2 History of seismic exploration 
1.3 Geophysical activity 

2.Theory of seismic waves 
overview 
2.1 Theory of elasticity 
2.2 Wave equation
2.3 General aspects of waves 
2.4 Body waves
etc 

3.Partitioning at the interface
overview 
3.1 Application of boundary conditions 
3.2 Partitioning at normal incidence 
3.3 Partitioning at nonnormal 
etc 

4. Geometry of seismic waves 
4.1 Reflection paths for constant velocity 
4.2 Vertical velocity gradient and raypath curvature 
4.3 Refraction paths 

5. Seismic velocity 
overview 
5.1 Model of sedimentary rock 
5.2 Experimental data on velocity 
5.3 Application of velocity concepts 
etc 

6. Characteristics of seismic events 
6.1 Distinguishing features of events 
6.2 Reflection
6.3 Events other than primary reflection 
etc 

7: Equipment 
7.1 Determining location 
7.2 Impulsive land energy sources 
7.3 No impulsive energy sources  

 8. Reflection field methods 
8.1 Basic consideration 
8.2 Field operation for land surveys
8.3 Field layouts 
etc 

9.Data PROCESSING 
9.1 Transforms 
9.2 Convolution 
9.3 Correlation 
9.4 Phase consideration 
etc 

10. Geological interpretation of reflection 
10.1 Basic geological concepts 
10.2 Interpretation procedures 
10.3 Evidence of geologic features
etc

11. Refraction method 
11.1 Field techniques 
11.2 Refraction data reduction  and processing 
11.3 Basic formula interpretation 
etc 

12 3-D methods 
12.1 3-D acquisition 
12.2 3- D processing 
12.3 Display 
 
13 Specialised techniques 
13.1 Exploration with s waves 
13.2 Three components recording 
13.3 Seismic tomography 
etc 

14. Specialised application 
14.1 Engineering application
14.2 Coal geophysics
14.3 Groundwater, environmental archaeological and geothermal application 
etc 

15. Background mathematics 
15.1 Summaries of basic concepts 
15.2 Fourier series and fourier transforms 
15.3 Laplace transform 
etc 

; Index : p.575- 592
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam026/94004153.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam028/94004153.html
ER  -