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Basic wavelet

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000289

The elementary seismic signal produced by a single, isolated, and sharp reflector, representing the earth's impulse response as filtered by the recording system. It is the fundamental building block of a seismic trace, which is modeled as the convolution of the earth's reflectivity series with this wavelet. The wavelet's shape is determined by the seismic source, receiver characteristics, and filtering effects of the near-surface.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000289
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000289",
  "term": "Basic wavelet",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The elementary seismic signal produced by a single, isolated, and sharp reflector, representing the earth's impulse response as filtered by the recording system. It is the fundamental building block of a seismic trace, which is modeled as the convolution of the earth's reflectivity series with this wavelet. The wavelet's shape is determined by the seismic source, receiver characteristics, and filtering effects of the near-surface.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/basic-wavelet/"
}

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