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Reflectivity

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003081

A measure of the ability of a geological interface to reflect seismic energy, often expressed as the reflection coefficient. It quantifies the proportion of incident seismic wave energy that is reflected back from a boundary. High reflectivity indicates a strong contrast in acoustic impedance between layers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003081
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003081",
  "term": "Reflectivity",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A measure of the ability of a geological interface to reflect seismic energy, often expressed as the reflection coefficient. It quantifies the proportion of incident seismic wave energy that is reflected back from a boundary. High reflectivity indicates a strong contrast in acoustic impedance between layers.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/reflectivity/"
}

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