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Air wave

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004222

A seismic wave that travels through the air from the source to the receiver, rather than through the ground. It is a direct arrival that propagates at the speed of sound in air, which is significantly slower than seismic waves in rock. Air waves appear as distinct, low-frequency events on seismic records and are often removed during data processing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004222
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004222",
  "term": "Air wave",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A seismic wave that travels through the air from the source to the receiver, rather than through the ground. It is a direct arrival that propagates at the speed of sound in air, which is significantly slower than seismic waves in rock. Air waves appear as distinct, low-frequency events on seismic records and are often removed during data processing.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/air-wave/"
}

Record 98 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.