You may abstract one or a combination of any of these. You can also select from seismic case histories from Geol 492/692, Fall 1997.

Shallow Shear-Wave Seismic Case Histories

• Louie, J. N., 2001, Faster, better: Shear-wave velocities to 100 meters depth from refraction microtremor arrays: Bull. Seismol. Soc. Amer., 91, 347-364.
• Boore, D. M., and Brown, L. T., 1998, Comparing shear-wave velocity profiles from inversion of surface-wave phase velocities with downhole measurements; systematic differences between the CXW method and downhole measurements at six USC strong-motion sites: Seismol. Res. Lett., v. 69, p. 222-229.
• Liu, H. P., Boore, D. M., Joyner, W. B., Oppenheimer, D. H., Warrick, R. E., Zhang, W., Hamilton, J. C., and Brown, L. T, 2000, Comparison of phase velocities from array measurements of Rayleigh waves associated with microtremor and results calculated from borehole shear-wave velocity profiles: Bull. Seismol. Soc. Amer., v. 90, p. 666-678.
• Miller, R. D., Park, C. B., Ivanov, J. M., Xia, J., Laflen, D. R., and Gratton, C., 2000, MASW to investigate anomalous near-surface materials at the Indian Refinery in Lawrenceville, Illinois: Kansas Geol. Surv. Open-File Rept. 2000-4, Lawrence, Kansas, 48 pp. (Electronic version at http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/Geophysics/Reports2/Illinois.pdf)
• McMechan, G. A., and Yedlin, M. J., 1981, Analysis of dispersive waves by wave field transformation: Geophysics, 46, p. 869-874.
• Nazarian, S., and Stokoe II, K. H., 1984, In situ shear wave velocities from spectral analysis of surface waves: Proceedings of the World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 8, San Francisco, Calif., July 21-28.
• Seekins, Linda C. , Boatwright, Jack, and Fumal, Tom, 1999, Soil type and shaking hazard in the San Francisco Bay Area: U.S. Geological Survey maps available at the Internet address http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/hazprep/soil_type/ .
• Perkins, J.B., and Boatwright, J., 1995, The San Francisco Bay Area - On Shaky Ground: Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), Oakland, Calif., 56 pp. Updated versions on the Internet at the address http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps .
• Fumal, T. E., and Tinsley, J. C., 1985, Mapping shear-wave velocities of near-surface geologic materials: in J. I. Ziony, Ed., Evaluating Earthquake Hazards in the Los Angeles Region -- An Earth-Science Perspective, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1360, p. 127-149.
• Gibbs, J. F., and others, 1994, The attenuation of seismic shear waves in Quaternary alluvium in Santa Clara Valley, California: Bull. Seimol. Soc. Amer., 84, p. 76-90.
• Warrick, R. E., 1974, Seismic investigation of a San Francisco Bay mud site: Bull. Seismol. Soc. Amer., 64, p. 375-385.
• Chavez-Garcia, Francisco J. Stephenson, William R. Rodriguez, Miguel Lateral Propagation Effects Observed at Parkway, New Zealand. A Case History to Compare 1D versus 2D Site Effects. Bulletin of the seismological society of america JUN 01 1999 v 89 n 3, p. 718
• Horike, M., 1985, Inversion of phase velocity of long-period microtremors to the S-wave-velocity structure down to the basement in urbanized areas, J. Phys. Earth., 33, p. 59-96.
• Nori, Franco Booming Sand. Scientific American. SEP 01 1997 v 277 n 3 p. 84 Desert travelers have sometimes heard mysterious sounds like those of thunder and musical instruments arising from the dunes; beachgoers may be more familiar with squeaking sands underfoot. The means by which sand makes these noises have been studied for over a century but remain enigmatic.
• Dasios, A. McCann, C. Fenning, P. Seismic imaging of the shallow subsurface: shear-wave case histories. Geophysical prospecting. JUL 01 1999 v 47 n 4, p. 565
• Jeng, Y. Tsai, J.-Y. Chen, S.-H. An improved method of determining near-surface Q. Geophysics. SEP 01 1999 v 64 n 5, p. 1608
• Jorstad, A. Mukerji, T. Mavko, G. Model-based shear-wave velocity estimation versus empirical regressions. Geophysical prospecting. SEP 01 1999 v 47 n 5, p. 785
• Juliard, C. Thore, P.D. Modelling of local velocity anomalies: a cookbook. Geophysical prospecting. MAY 01 1999 v 47 n 3, p. 299
• Kelner, Sylvie Bouchon, Michel Coutant, Olivier Characterization of Fractures in Shallow Granite from the Modeling of the Anisotropy and Attenuation of seismic Waves. Bulletin of the seismological society of america JUN 01 1999 v 89 n 3, p. 706
• Li, Y.-G. et al. Shallow structure of the Landers fault zone from explosion-generated trapped waves J. Geophys. Res. Vol. 104 , No. B9 , p. 20,257 (1999JB900194)
• Park, C. B. Miller, R. D. Xia, J. Multichannel analysis of surface waves. Geophysics. MAY 01 1999 v 64 n 3, p. 800
• R. D. Catchings Regional Vp, Vs, Vp/Vs, and Poisson's Ratios across Earthquake Source Zones from Memphis, Tennessee, to St. Louis, Missouri. Abstract at http://www.seismosoc.org/publications/BSSA_html/bssa_89-6/99045.htm .
• Xia, J. Miller, R. D. Park, C. B. Estimation of near-surface shear-wave velocity by inversion of Rayleigh wave. Geophysics. MAY 01 1999 v 64 n 3, p. 691
• Milligan, P.A. Rector III, J.W. Bainer, R.W. Hydrophone VSP imaging at a shallow site. Geophysics. MAY 01 1997 v 62 n 3, p. 842
• Hill, 1987, Downward continuation of refracted arrivals to determine shallow structure: Geophysics, v. 52, p. 1188-1198. Modern wave-equation alternative to the generalized reciprocal method.
• Kilty et al., 1986, Seismic refraction at Horse Mesa Dam: an application of the generalized reciprocal method: Geophysics, v. 51, p. 266-275. Bedrock-fill interface geometry at a difficult site.
• Henriet et al., 1983, Borehole seismic profiling and tube wave applications in a dam site investigation: Geophys. Prosp., v. 31, p. 72-86. Reflection profiling turned on its side for foundation evaluation.

Resources Studies

• Majer et al., 1988, Fracture detection using P-wave and S-wave vertical seismic profiles at The Geysers geothermal field: Geophysics, v. 53, p. 76-84.
• Gang, T. Goulty, N.R. Seismic inversion for coal-seam thicknesses: trials from the Belvoir coalfield, England. Geophysical prospecting. MAY 01 1997 v 45 n 3, p. 535
• Li, X.-P. Elimination of higher modes in dispersive in-seam multimode Love waves. Geophysical prospecting. NOV 01 1997 v 45 n 6, p. 945
• Leslie, J.M. Lawton, D.C. A refraction-seismic field study to determine the anisotropic parameters of shales. Geophysics. JUL 01 1999 v 64 n 4, p. 1247
• Perez, M.A. Grechka, V. Michelena, R.J. Fracture detection in a carbonate reservoir using a variety of seismic methods. Geophysics. JUL 01 1999 v 64 n 4, p. 1266
• Urosevic, M. Juhlin, C. Seismic anisotropy in the upper 500 m of the Southern Sydney Basin. Geophysics. NOV 01 1999 v 64 n 6, p. 1901
• Zhou, C. Schuster, G.T. Harris, J.M. Elastic wave equation traveltime and waveform inversion of crosswell data. Geophysics. MAY 01 1997 v 62 n 3, p. 853
• Brown, R.L. Seifert, D. Velocity dispersion: A tool for characterizing reservoir rocks. Geophysics. MAR 01 1997 v 62 n 2, p. 477.
• Dominguez, Tonatiuh Rebollar, Cecilio J. Fabriol, Hubert Attenuation of Coda Waves at the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field, Baja California, Mexico. Bulletin of the seismological society of america OCT 01 1997 v 87 n 5, p. 1368.
• Lou, M. Rial, J. A. Malin, P. E. Modeling fault-zone guided waves of microearthquakes in a geothermal reservoir. Geophysics. JUL 01 1997 v 62 n 4, p. 1278
• Lou, M. Shalev, E. Malin, P. E. Shear-wave splitting and fracture alignments at the Northwest Geysers, California. Geophysical research letters. . AUG 01 1997 v 24 n 15, p. 1895.
• MacBeth, C. Li, X.-Y. Queen, J. Processing of a nine-component near-offset VSP for seismic anisotropy. Geophysics. MAR 01 1997 v 62 n 2, p. 676. Geol 757
• Majer, E.L. Peterson, J.E. Rizer, W. Fracture detection using crosswell and single well surveys. Geophysics. MAR 01 1997 v 62 n 2, p. 495.
• Palmer, 1986, Refraction seismics: Geophysical Press, 269 p. In the EMS library, call #TN269.H36. Good explanation of refraction methods including generalized reciprocal techniques.
• Haeni, 1986, Application of seismic refraction methods in groundwater modeling studies in New England: Geophysics, v. 51, p. 236-249. Definition of aquifer geometry for flow modeling.

Regional Surface-Wave Studies

• Ayres, A. Theilen, F. Relationship between P- and S-wave velocities and geological properties of near-surface sediments of the continental slope of the Barents Sea. Geophysical prospecting. JUL 01 1999 v 47 n 4, p. 431
• Bonner, Jessie L. Herrin, Eugene T. Surface Wave Studies of the Sierra Madre Occidental of Northern Mexico. Bulletin of the seismological society of america OCT 01 1999 v 89 n 5, p. 1323
• Devilee, R. J. R. ; Curtis, A. ; Roy-Chowdhury, K. 1999 An efficient, probabilistic neural network approach to solving inverse problems: Inverting surface wave velocities for Eurasian crustal thickness J. Geophys. Res. Vol. 104 , No. B12 , p. 28,841 (1999JB900273)
• Pollitz, F. F. 1999 Regional velocity structure in northern California from inversion of scattered seismic surface waves J. Geophys. Res. Vol. 104 , No. B7 , p. 15,043 (1999JB900118)

Shallow Properties From Earthquake Records

• Borcherdt, R. D., and Glassmoyer, G., 1992, On the characteristics of local geology and their influence on ground motions generated by the Loma Prieta earthquake in the San Francisco Bay region, California: Bull. Seimol. Soc. Amer., 82, p. 603-641.
• Borcherdt, R. D., and Glassmoyer, G., 1994, Influences of local geology on strong and weak ground motions recorded in the San Francisco Bay region and their implications for site-specific building-code provisions: in R. D. Borcherdt, Ed., The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 -- Strong Ground Motion, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1551-A, p. A77-A108.
• Rollins, K. M., Mchood, M. D., Hryciw, R. D., Homolka, M., and Shewbridge, S. E., 1994, Ground response on Treasure Island: in R. D. Borcherdt, Ed., The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 -- Strong Ground Motion, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1551-A, p. A109-A121.
• Carlisle, H., and Rollins, K. M., 1994, Ground-response studies at the Alameda Naval Air Station: in R. D. Borcherdt, Ed., The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 -- Strong Ground Motion, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1551-A, p. A169-A179.
• Field, E. H., Hough, S. E., Jacob, K. H., and Friberg, P. A., 1994, Site response in Oakland, California, near the failed section of the Nimitz Freeway: in R. D. Borcherdt, Ed., The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 -- Strong Ground Motion, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1551-A, p. A169-A179.
• Cultrera, Giovanna Boore, David M. Dietel, Christopher M. Nonlinear Soil Response in the Vicinity of the Van Norman Complex Following the 1994 Northridge, California, Earthquake. Bulletin of the seismological society of america OCT 01 1999 v 89 n 5, p. 1214
• Ordaz, M. Reyes, C. Earthquake Hazard in Mexico City: Observations versus Computations. Bulletin of the seismological society of america OCT 01 1999 v 89 n 5, p. 1379
• Scrivner, Craig W. Helmberger, Donald V. Variability of Ground Motions in Southern California--Data from the 1995 to 1996 Ridgecrest Sequence. Bulletin of the seismological society of america JUN 01 1999 v 89 n 3, p. 626
• Stidham, C. Antolik, M. Romanowicz, B. Three-Dimensional Structure Influences on the Strong-Motion Wavefield of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Bulletin of the seismological society of america OCT 01 1999 v 89 n 5, p. 1184