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Q-wave

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003025

Another name for a Love wave, a surface wave in which particle motion is horizontal and perpendicular to the direction of travel. The Q comes from the German word Querwellen, meaning transverse waves, and contrasts with the R used for Rayleigh waves. Love waves are dispersive, so their speed depends on frequency.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003025
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003025",
  "term": "Q-wave",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Another name for a Love wave, a surface wave in which particle motion is horizontal and perpendicular to the direction of travel. The Q comes from the German word Querwellen, meaning transverse waves, and contrasts with the R used for Rayleigh waves. Love waves are dispersive, so their speed depends on frequency.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/q-wave/"
}

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