Simulation Controls
Rock Layers
P-Waves
Compressional
Faster
S-Waves
Shear
Slower
Visualizing how P and S waves travel through different rock layers with varying velocities
Compressional
Faster
Shear
Slower
Waves bend when entering layers with different velocities, following Snell's Law
Part of the wave energy reflects at layer boundaries, creating multiple arrivals
P-waves can convert to S-waves (and vice versa) at interfaces
At certain angles, waves travel along layer boundaries as head waves