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Air gun

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000084

A seismic energy source used in marine geophysical surveys that generates a powerful acoustic pulse by rapidly releasing a volume of high-pressure air into the water. The sudden expansion of air creates a bubble that oscillates, producing a broadband seismic signal. Air guns are typically towed behind a vessel and fired at regular intervals.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000084
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000084",
  "term": "Air gun",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A seismic energy source used in marine geophysical surveys that generates a powerful acoustic pulse by rapidly releasing a volume of high-pressure air into the water. The sudden expansion of air creates a bubble that oscillates, producing a broadband seismic signal. Air guns are typically towed behind a vessel and fired at regular intervals.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/air-gun/"
}

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