Abstract: A seismic prospection method in which a compression seismic wave is emitted into the subsoil and sensors are used to collect seismic data having at least a shear component, and in which the data corresponding to said shear component is processed to deduce information about the geology of the subsoil, the method being characterized in that an estimate of the ratio: ∫ Z 0 Z ⁢ v p ·   ⁢ ⅆ l / ∫ Z 0 Z ⁢ v s ·   ⁢ ⅆ l is determined where vp and vs are values for real loca

Abstract: A method of processing seismic traces corresponding to two modes of propagation in the subsoil, the method being characterized by the following steps: determining at least one pair of correlated events from the seismic traces corresponding to the two modes respectively; determining the ratio of the differences between the vertical travel times Ts and Tp in the S domain and in the P domain, corresponding to said correlated pairs of events; and determining the values of Ts and Tp over the time interval defined by the two pairs of correlated events so that throughout said time interval, the ratio rt=Ts/Tp is equal to the ratio Vp/Vs of the speeds in the P domain and in the S domain, and so that the mean value of said ratio r over said time interval corresponds to the ratio of the differences between the vertical travel times corresponding to the pairs of correlated events.