ground roll
ground roll A surface wave, typically a Rayleigh wave, which propagates along the surface of the ground with a characteristically low frequency and low velocity, but with a relatively high amplitude. Such waves degrade the quality of the seismic record by masking reflections from the subsurface. In a marine environment, the same type of phenomenon is called ‘mud roll’.
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