Seismology Class 2b

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Seismology (Class 2)

Prof. William K. Mohanty

Professor
Department of Geology and Geophysics

IIT, Kharagpur

Seismology Group
IIT Kharagpur
Body waves 4
K 
P- Waves P-wave velocity ( ) = 3

S-waves 
S-wave velocity () = 
Where, K is the bulk modulus or incompressibility,
 the shear modulus or rigidity and  the density.

Surface waves
Rayleigh Wave
Love Wave
Seismic wave propagation
Long-period vertical component seismogram
showing various seismic phases
Ray paths for the seismic phases labeled on
the seismogram
Travel-time curves for surface focus
Notation of various phases through Mantle and Core
Earth’s P velocity, S velocity, and density as a function of depth
Earth’s Interior

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