A low-cost system and method for acquiring small refraction seismic surveys
© 2018 SEG. The seismic refraction method has undoubted value for near-surface characterisation but its use is generally quite limited. This is often ascribed to the cost of purchasing the required equipment, often exceeding $20,000. In this paper we describe an alternate, low-cost, method for acqui...
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| author | Dean, Tim Nguyen, N. Costall, A. |
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| description | © 2018 SEG. The seismic refraction method has undoubted value for near-surface characterisation but its use is generally quite limited. This is often ascribed to the cost of purchasing the required equipment, often exceeding $20,000. In this paper we describe an alternate, low-cost, method for acquiring seismic refraction data. It involves the use of cheap, widely-available, open-source hardware with a total cost of less than $150, coupled with a simple, though innovative, processing method. As well as the cost of the equipment the new system also allows data to be acquired more quickly (8 minutes vs. 30 minutes for a conventional system). Although the data acquired is lower quality, due to the higher noise level, it is still sufficient for shallow applications and can be improved by stacking. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-739652019-02-19T04:26:06Z A low-cost system and method for acquiring small refraction seismic surveys Dean, Tim Nguyen, N. Costall, A. © 2018 SEG. The seismic refraction method has undoubted value for near-surface characterisation but its use is generally quite limited. This is often ascribed to the cost of purchasing the required equipment, often exceeding $20,000. In this paper we describe an alternate, low-cost, method for acquiring seismic refraction data. It involves the use of cheap, widely-available, open-source hardware with a total cost of less than $150, coupled with a simple, though innovative, processing method. As well as the cost of the equipment the new system also allows data to be acquired more quickly (8 minutes vs. 30 minutes for a conventional system). Although the data acquired is lower quality, due to the higher noise level, it is still sufficient for shallow applications and can be improved by stacking. 2019 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73965 10.1190/segam2018-2991952.1 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Dean, Tim Nguyen, N. Costall, A. A low-cost system and method for acquiring small refraction seismic surveys |
| title | A low-cost system and method for acquiring small refraction seismic surveys |
| title_full | A low-cost system and method for acquiring small refraction seismic surveys |
| title_fullStr | A low-cost system and method for acquiring small refraction seismic surveys |
| title_full_unstemmed | A low-cost system and method for acquiring small refraction seismic surveys |
| title_short | A low-cost system and method for acquiring small refraction seismic surveys |
| title_sort | low-cost system and method for acquiring small refraction seismic surveys |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73965 |