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Attenuation

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000208

The reduction in amplitude and energy of a seismic wave as it travels through the subsurface. This phenomenon is caused by geometric spreading, intrinsic absorption by the rock, and scattering from heterogeneities. Attenuation is often quantified by a quality factor, Q, where higher Q values indicate less attenuation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000208
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000208",
  "term": "Attenuation",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The reduction in amplitude and energy of a seismic wave as it travels through the subsurface. This phenomenon is caused by geometric spreading, intrinsic absorption by the rock, and scattering from heterogeneities. Attenuation is often quantified by a quality factor, Q, where higher Q values indicate less attenuation.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/attenuation/"
}

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