SPECFEM / specfem2d

SPECFEM2D simulates forward and adjoint seismic wave propagation in two-dimensional acoustic, (an)elastic, poroelastic or coupled acoustic-(an)elastic-poroelastic media, with Convolution PML absorbing conditions.
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SPECFEM2D what is the propagation direction of the source wave #1233

Open snahn1 opened 4 months ago

snahn1 commented 4 months ago

hello. I am a student studying SPECFEM for seismic wave propagation in the ground

When using a ricker wavelet for the source in which direction is the source propagation direcetion? Does one ricker wavelet propagate in both the xx (horizontal) and xz (vertical) directions?

If I check the acceleration time series of the station, in the XZ direction station appear ricker wavelet shape, but a completely unknown waveform is recorded in the XX direction. I think the XX direction simulates the S wave, but which direction should I check when considering seismic waves? BXX sema BXZ sema

Thank you!