tube wave
seismology
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Tube waves, also known as channel waves, are a type of seismic wave that can be transmitted through low-velocity layers or along the surface of a borehole. Seismic waves are vibrations generated by sources like earthquakes or explosions, propagating through the Earth or along its surface. There are body waves (P-waves and S-waves) that travel within the Earth and surface waves (Love waves and Rayleigh waves) that travel along its surface. Tube waves are a specific variety of surface wave.12
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