A seismic surveying arrangement comprises a vertical source array (26)
having at least two sources (27,28) of seismic energy. The source array
(26) is disposed such that a first source (28) is located within a
weathered layer (35) of the earth's interior and such that a second
source (27) is located within the weathered layer at a greater depth than
the first source or within a high velocity layer (8) underlying the
weathered layer (35). The surveying arrangement also includes a first
horizontal receiver array (29) located in the weathered layer, and means
for processing seismic data acquired by the first receiver array. The
processing means are able to process the acquired seismic data so as to
attenuate seismic events involving reflection of seismic energy at at
least one boundary face of the high velocity layer. The seismic surveying
arrangement may also comprise a second receiver array (30) disposed at a
lower depth than the first receiver array (29). Wavefield separation
techniques may then be applied at both the receiver side and the source
side.