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Attenuate

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000207

To reduce the amplitude or intensity of a seismic wave as it propagates through the Earth. This reduction occurs due to geometric spreading, absorption of energy by the rock, and scattering. Attenuation is frequency-dependent, with higher frequencies generally attenuating more rapidly than lower frequencies, which impacts the resolution of seismic data.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000207
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000207",
  "term": "Attenuate",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "To reduce the amplitude or intensity of a seismic wave as it propagates through the Earth. This reduction occurs due to geometric spreading, absorption of energy by the rock, and scattering. Attenuation is frequency-dependent, with higher frequencies generally attenuating more rapidly than lower frequencies, which impacts the resolution of seismic data.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/attenuate/"
}

Record 226 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.