Seismic Surveying

a sound receiver used in onshore exploration  

• geophone

• hydrophone

• seismic surveying

• impulse

a brief emission of sound  

• geophone

• hydrophone

• seismic surveying

• impulse

to send out (sound, light, etc.)   

• geophone

• hydrophone

• emit

• impulse

the reflection of sound waves   

• geophone

• echo

• emit

• impulse

the use of acoustic techniques to acquire geological data 

• geophone

• hydrophone

• seismic surveying

• impulse

a sound receiver used in marine seismic 

• geophone

• hydrophone

• seismic surveying

• impulse

the resistance to the sound wave caused by the layers through which it passes 

• geophone

• hydrophone

• impulse

• impedance

a vehicle which creates a sound impulse with a single impact on the surface of the formation

• geophone

• thumper truck

• impulse

• impedance

the distance between the source and the receiver 

• geophone

• thumper truck

• offset

• impedance

(height, length and depth); 4D is 3D plus time  

• geophone

• dimensional

• offset

• impedance