1. n. [Geophysics]

Multiply-reflected seismic energy with a shorter travel path than long-path multiples. Short-path multiples tend to come from shallow subsurface phenomena or highly cyclical sedimentation and arrive soon after, and sometimes very near, the primary reflections. Short-path multiples are less obvious than most long-path multiples and are less easily removed by seismic processing.

See: event,  ghost,  long-path multiple,  multiple reflection,  noise,  peg-leg multiple,  primary reflection,  processing