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Volume 13 Number 5
  • ISSN: 1569-4445
  • E-ISSN: 1873-0604

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Shallow seismic reflection surveys were conducted at five different locations in central Finland during the period of 2008–2011 in order to test the applicability of this method and different seismic energy sources in providing accurate images of the underlying seismic structure and geology in unconfined and confined esker aquifers. The depth of the aquifers varied from 15 m to 140 m. Reflections from the water table and the bedrock were generally detected. In the deepest aquifers, several features of the inner structure were visible. In the shallowest aquifer (15 m thick), seismic detection of the stratigraphic units proved difficult. Analysis of the theoretical travel times and the shallow structure suggested that a higher frequency seismic source might have been needed. In the deeper aquifers, reflections near the bedrock were detected, but information regarding their thicknesses could not be obtained. An unsaturated layer with a thickness of 25 m did not completely attenuate the seismic signal, and reflections from the water table and bedrock (~80 m) could still be obtained. For the amount of explosives and the type of vibrator used in this study, explosives generally produced clearer reflections due to the higher signal‐to‐noise ratio compared with the vibrator source. On the other hand, shot‐to‐shot fluctuations in signal‐to‐noise ratio and source irreproducibility were found to be greater for explosives than for the vibrators. Loose lake sediments above the aquifer inhibited seismic energy transmission to the bedrock. In such situations, the use of explosives is recommended in order to obtain clearer reflections from the subsurface soil boundaries.

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