Abstract
The ability to derive a near-surface shear-velocity profile from ambient-noise records is useful for seismic applications such as shear-wave statics estimation and geohazard prediction. Measurements of seafloor compliance and Scholte wave velocity and amplitude are all related to the near-surface shear-velocity profile. I analyzed a data set of [Formula: see text] of continuous noise records recorded by an ocean bottom cable deployed in [Formula: see text] deep water for seafloor compliance and Scholte waves. I failed to observe seafloor compliance because of limitations in the record length. I have detected Scholte waves on the inline and vertical component geophones and Love waves on the crossline component using [Formula: see text] spectra. Both the Scholte and Love wave phase-velocities can be explained by a simple 1D isotropic near-surface model. The Scholte waves may have been excited by acoustic energy from the recording vessel, while no satisfactory excitation mechanism has been found for the Love waves.
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