Examples of geophone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Every Raspberry Shake, including the most popular Raspberry Shake 1D, comes equipped with a geophone that measures the vertical component of seismic waves. — Alka Tripathy-lang, Ars Technica, 17 Dec. 2020 Raspberry Shake solves this problem by combining a vertical-component geophone with accelerometers in the Raspberry Shake 4D. — Alka Tripathy-lang, Ars Technica, 17 Dec. 2020 To conduct the study, the researchers planted devices known as geophones near wild elephants in Kenya. — Douglas Quenqua, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2018 The idea is that Fluid can be used to quickly narrow down the location of any water losses, allowing operators using geophones to pinpoint the exact site. — The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018 The scientists placed geophones, which convert ground vibrations into electronic signals, near the stomping grounds of wild elephants in Kenya. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 9 May 2018 Like seismographs, geophones convert ground vibrations into measurable electronic signals, but are smaller, lighter and better suited to field work. — Douglas Quenqua, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2018 That observation argues for the installation of permanent geophone networks in tourist areas around the Dead Sea. — The Economist, 13 Dec. 2017 The geophones record the scattering and reflection of vibrations to image underground structures, and tease out problems that may lay under the surface. — Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian, 7 Feb. 2017 See More

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