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Acoustic impedance

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000316

Reflects the ability of a boundary to reflect seismic energy. It is the contrast of density multiplied by velocity across the boundary. A measure of the seismic inertia of the medium.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000316
FieldEnvironment
SubjectScience and research
ReferencesEnvironmental Geophysics Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000316",
  "term": "Acoustic impedance",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Reflects the ability of a boundary to reflect seismic energy. It is the contrast of density multiplied by velocity across the boundary. A measure of the seismic inertia of the medium.",
  "subject": "Science and research",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Geophysics Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/acoustic-impedance/"
}

Record 316 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.