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Applications |
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The various applications are: |
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Depth and characterization of the bed rock surfaces, |
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Buried channel location, |
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Depth of the water table, |
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Depth and continuity of the stratigraphy interfaces, |
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Mapping of faults and other structural features. |
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Disadvantages : |
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Complete picture of stratification of layer upto 10m depth. |
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Refraction observations generally employ fewer source and receiver locations and are thus relatively cheap to acquire. |
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Little processing is done on refraction observations with the exception of trace scaling or filtering to help in the process of picking the arrival times of the initial ground motion. |
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Because such a small portion of the recorded ground motion is used, developing models and interpretations is no more difficult than our previous efforts with other geophysical surveys. |
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Provides seismic velocity information for estimating material properties. |
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Provides greater vertical resolution than electrical, magnetic, or gravity methods. |
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Data acquistion requires very limited intrusive activity is non-destructive. |
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