Misleading Interpretation of Shallow Seismic Methods: Three Case Studies from MASW, P-wave Reflection and S-wave Reflection Surveys

Despite the reliable performance of high resolution seismic methods for imaging the shallow subsurface, in some cases interpreting seismic results can be misleading. We present three case studies where results from, P-wave reflection, SH-wave reflection, and MASW surveys were incorrectly interpreted because of inadequate constrains on either the surface or subsurface conditions of surveyed sites.