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RADIATION AND RECEIVER PATTERN OF SHEAR AND COMPRESSIONAL WAVES AS A FUNCTION OF POISSON'S RATIO *
Author(s) -
KÄHLER S.,
MEISSNER R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
geophysical prospecting
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.735
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1365-2478
pISSN - 0016-8025
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2478.1983.tb01061.x
Subject(s) - geology , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , directivity , poisson's ratio , poisson distribution , shear (geology) , amplitude , mineralogy , geophysics , acoustics , seismology , optics , physics , mathematics , statistics , telecommunications , petrology , psychology , social psychology , computer science , antenna (radio)
A bstract Shear (= S) wave studies in addition to compressional (= P) wave surveys have revealed that S‐wave velocities are much more variable than P‐wave velocities. This strongly affects Poisson's ratio σ, especially in young sediments. It is shown that σ has a great influence on the directivity pattern, i.e., on the radiation and receiving characteristic of horizontal sources and receivers. For their calculation, well‐known surface boundary conditions and White's statement of the reciprocity relation (White 1965) are used. They also form the basis for the combination of source and receiver patterns essential for practical field work. The various combinations of horizontally and vertically arranged sources and receivers are investigated with regard to their directivity pattern, their amplitude ratio and, in general, to their usefulness in seismic prospecting.