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Elastic wave

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001262

A wave that propagates through a material by causing temporary deformation of the medium, with the material returning to its original state after the wave passes. In geophysics, these are primarily P-waves (compressional waves) and S-waves (shear waves), which travel through the Earth's subsurface. The velocities of elastic waves are dependent on the rock's elastic properties and density.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001262
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001262",
  "term": "Elastic wave",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A wave that propagates through a material by causing temporary deformation of the medium, with the material returning to its original state after the wave passes. In geophysics, these are primarily P-waves (compressional waves) and S-waves (shear waves), which travel through the Earth's subsurface. The velocities of elastic waves are dependent on the rock's elastic properties and density.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/elastic-wave/"
}

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