A surface acoustic wave (propagated along a flat surface; e.g., a ground surface) in which the particle motion is elliptical and retrograde with respect to the direction of propagation. Rayleigh waves probably are induced by shear wave components and result from differential velocities between the surface layer and deeper layers within the medium.
A type of surface wave in which the individual particles of material move in an elliptic path within a vertical plane in the direction of wave movement.
A type of surface wave having a retrograde, elliptical motion at the free surface. is named after Lord Rayleigh, the English physicist who predicted its existence.
A seismic surface wave causing the ground to shake in an elliptical motion, with no transverse, or perpendicular, motion.
a type of surface wave that moves vertically
A seismic surface wave which has a elliptical particle motion in the direction of travel. These are the waves that are responsible for the surface movement during an earthquake. read more
Forward and vertical vibration of seismic surface wave; see Seismic Wave.
a vertical, ripple-like seismic wave on or just below the surface of the earth. [AHDOS
Rayleigh waves, also known as the Rayleigh-Lamb Wave or "ground roll", are a type of surface wave. They are associated on the Earth with earthquakes and subterranean movement of magma, or with any other source of seismic energy, such as an explosion or even a sledgehammer impact.
