Among the more noteworthy, in 1995 research was done at Oak Ridge National Laboratories to investigate potential environmental contamination. More recently, near Ellsworth, KS seismic reflection was used to examine the cause of a large sinkhole that threatened to damage a nearby highway. Click here for a complete listing of recent projects or to use an interactive map, click here. Typical seismic acquisition systems consist of the following components. Seismic Source - This is nothing more than an apparatus for delivering seismic energy into the ground.
Sources can vary greatly in their size and complexity.
We must be able to tell exactly when the source delivered its energy into the ground. In some cases, we can control the time of delivery. In others, we simply note the time the source delivered its energy. These are devices capable of measuring ground motion generated by the seismic source. This actually consists of a number of components.