Seismic noise contains information on the local S‐wave velocity structure, which can be obtained from the phase velocity dispersion curve by means of array measurements. The H/V ratio from single stations also contains information on the average S‐wave velocity and the total thickness of the sedimentary cover. A joint inversion of the two data sets therefore might allow constraining the final model well. We propose a scheme that does not require a starting model because of usage of a genetic algorithm. Furthermore, we tested two suitable cost functions for our data set, using a‐priori and data driven weighting. The latter one was more appropriate in our case. In addition, we consider the influence of higher modes on the data sets and use a suitable forward modeling procedure. Using real data we show that the joint inversion indeed allows for better fitting the observed data than using the dispersion curve only.

Summary. To study the applicability of the passive seismic interferometry technique to near-surface geological studies, seismic noise recordings from a small s

Summary. The joint inversion of Rayleigh wave dispersion and H/V curves from environmental noise measurements allows the retrieval of S-wave velocity profiles