Talk:Subsurface mapping by ambient noise tomography

Peer Feedback from Morris

Hi Tony,

Great job, and your topic is interesting. Here are some suggestions:

1. It is good to highlight the importance of subsurface mapping and the technique of using ambient noise. Before that, a clear definition of both subsurface mapping, ambient noise, and tomography can be provided for better understanding.

2. Methods to quantify ambient noise for geological applications might be important and can be discussed in more detail. Related principles and examples of the methods can be consolidated into a table, with the provision of figures (of the tools), for clearer understanding.

3. While it is nice to relate one section to another to show the coherence of the page, instead of using phrases like “as mentioned before”, it might be better to just repeat the idea in a short and simple sentence.

4. Some sections attempted to provide figures for illustrations of certain concepts and methods. I recommend making our own figures from scratch or modifying some from other publications, rather than directly using and quoting those from other’s work.

Good luck!

Cheers,

Morris

Morrisccs (talk) 00:49, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

1. It is important to use accurate synonyms (esp. "mapping":, "ambient noise") in the first sentence to give a clear overview. The first two sentences can be combined.

2. In one of the sections you mentioned "Ambient noise is often known as microseism, where ‘micro’ means very small, and ‘seism’ is an alternative name for earthquake", but at the beginning you pointed out that "ambient noise is not associated with the earthquake". Can make this clearer at the beginning of the article.

3. For the section illustrating the examples of subsurface structure, an introductory sentence will not be necessary.

4. To improve grammar/ choice of words/ explanation of some terms: generative AI may help.

Morrisccs (talk) 03:19, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Comments from Louis

1. Some statements might need further elaboration. For instance, the concept of the Green function is introduced, but its significance and relevance to ambient noise tomography could be more explicitly explained for readers unfamiliar with the topic.
2. You should start off your wiki page by something like "Subsurface Mapping by Ambient Noise Tomography is ...". If you want to give a bigger picture of your topic to the audience, maybe you should consider focusing on the discussion of ANT and then include subsurface mapping as one of the sections.
3. Make good use of the example of the application of ANT. Your example should link back to your main topic, improving the readers understanding of your topic. Consider to weave more previous element into this example, use some visual aids, and talk about the outcome of the research.

Louiskmn (talk) 17:24, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

1. You may wanna proofread your page. It would also be nice if you could improve the use of language on your page. This can be simply done by generative AI.
2. In "Nature of ambient noise", you may want to link back to the main article (maybe Seismic wave) when you talk about different types of seismic wave
3. Use "3×10^-2 to 1" instead of "3*10^-2 - 1" for your numbers for clearer representation.
4. The figures in the modelling part are amazing, it's easy to understand. But they would be nicer and look more professional if you could draw them with computer software instead of a tablet. Also, you may wanna reference or better reproduce the figure giving an overview of the type of seismic wave.

Louiskmn (talk) 13:48, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Peer feedback from Calvin

Hi Tony,

Interesting topic! Here are some suggestions:

1. Consider using sentence structure like "Subsurface Mapping by Ambient Noise Tomography is..." This may help to give an overview of your wiki page to the reader before diving in to the importance of subsurface mapping.
2. Figures could be added to serve as visual aids, which would help in better illustrating complex concepts. For instance, diagrams showing the behavior of seismic waves in different media, or how a seismometer operates in the field, could greatly enhance understanding.
3. The references and citations are incomplete. For example, " Figure x from Sager et. al (2018) shows the velocity model." Further checking is required to avoid plagiarism.

Good luck!

Cheers,

Calvin Calvinw72 (talk) 18:04, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

1. Some grammatical issues. (e.g. Subsurface mapping by ambient noise tomography is the mapping underground geological structures...) Proof reading the page or using chatgpt may solve this issue.
2. It would be great if some figures can be added to illustrate how ambient noise is made by different sources.
3. It is fine to use digital drawing on your tablet to create the figure, but you may consider to type the words instead of writing them.

Calvinw72 (talk) 18:52, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Feedback from Jasmine

1. Definitely worth having a few sentences of introduction to ANT and subsurface mapping so the reader can better follow/understand the rest of the page.

2. Include some original figures to back up your points and visually aid the page.

3. Could maybe add a couple more examples into the applications section in order to show a variety of applications to the reader.

Great page! Jasmineforshaw (talk) 15:25, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

1. Figures could look more professional by using text rather than handwritten labels.

2. There is no description of Rayleigh or love waves in the seismic wave table.

3. Could add in an example of how/where ambient noise tomography is being used on earth today, and the findings of this.

Jasmineforshaw (talk) 14:34, 16 November 2023 (UTC)