Love wave contribution to the ambient vibration H/V amplitude peak observed with array measurements |
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Authors: | Brigitte Endrun |
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Institution: | 1.Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences,University Potsdam,Potsdam,Germany |
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Abstract: | This study applies array methods to measure the relative proportions of Love and Rayleigh waves in the ambient vibration wavefield.
Information on these properties is of special relevance for frequencies around the horizontal-to-vertical (H/V) spectral amplitude
ratio peak. The analysis of H/V curves, a popular technique in site characterisation, commonly assumes that the curves represent
the frequency-dependent Rayleigh wave ellipticity. For the detailed interpretation of amplitudes or the inversion of the curves,
it is therefore necessary to estimate and correct for the contribution of other wave types to the ambient vibration wavefield.
I use available ambient vibration array measurements to determine the relative amount of Love and Rayleigh waves on the horizontal
components by frequency-dependent analysis of the main propagation and polarisation directions, with a special emphasis on
the H/V peak frequency as determined from the same recordings. Tests with synthetic data demonstrate the feasibility of this
approach, at least in the presence of dominant source regions. Analysis of the data from 12 measurements at nine European
sites, which include shallow as well as deep locations that span a wide range of impedance contrasts at the sediment-bedrock
interface, indicates that the relative contribution of Rayleigh waves varies widely with frequency, from close to 0% to more
than 70%. While most data sets show relative Rayleigh wave contributions between 40% and 50% around the H/V peak, there are
also examples where Love waves clearly dominate the wavefield at the H/V peak, even for a site with a low impedance contrast.
Longer-term measurements at one site indicate temporal variations in the relative Rayleigh wave content between day- and nighttime.
Results calculated with the method introduced herein generally compare well with results of modified spatial autocorrelation
analysis. These two methods might be used in a complimentary fashion, as both rely on different properties of the ambient
vibration wavefield. This study illustrates that it is possible to measure the relative Rayleigh wave content of the noise
wavefield from array data. Furthermore, the examples presented herein indicate it is important to estimate this property,
as the assumption that there are an equal proportion of Love and Rayleigh waves is not always correct. |
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