The SH input impedance is the negative ratio of vertical traction to particle velocity for a shear-horizontal wave field, with positive depth and tension-positive traction. A superposition of upward and downward waves generally has a depth-dependent complex ratio. A downward progressive wave in a uniform medium has , while the upward wave has . The input ratio includes reflection from deeper structure and can have poles at velocity nodes.
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