Geophone definition

Geophone means an electronic device placed on the surface of the earth to record seismic energy.

Examples of Geophone in a sentence

  • Geophone spacing along the cables was 10 m, except at the end of the 162 cables, where the spacing was reduced to 5 m.

  • Energy Source Geophone Spread Reflected Wave Direct Wave Layer 1 Refracted Wave SEISMIC WAVE PATHS FOR DIRECT WAVE, REFLECTED WAVE AND REFRACTED WAVE ILLUSTRATING EFFECTS OF A BOUNDARY BETWEEN MATERIALS WITH DIFFERENT ELASTIC PROPERTIES Seismic waves incident on the interface between materials of different elastic properties at what is termed the critical angle are refracted and travel along the top of the lower layer.