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Glossary:SH
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A shear wave mode that has its particle-displacement vector oriented perpendicular to the vertical plane passing through the source and receiver stations. In a flat-layered isotropic Earth, an SH mode has its particle-displacement vector oriented parallel to horizontal interfaces. See SV.