KnowraRayleigh waveLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Rayleigh wave, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 6Compared with 2Seismic waveBroader topic: Its rolling ground motion contributes to prolonged shaking near the surface.P wavesBroader topic: Its rolling motion differs from the parallel oscillations of P waves.Transverse waveBroader topic: It illustrates a surface-wave motion that is not purely transverse.Surface waveBroader topic: It is one of the two principal surface-wave types, combining vertical and horizontal ground motion.Ambient noise seismologyBroader topic: Ambient-noise correlations commonly retrieve Rayleigh waves used to map subsurface structure.John William StruttBroader topic: His mathematical study of elastic waves predicted this distinctive kind of ground motion.