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Seismic refraction method

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003316

A geophysical technique that uses the travel times of refracted seismic waves to determine the depths and velocities of subsurface layers. It relies on waves that travel along the interface between two layers with contrasting velocities. This method is often used for shallow investigations, such as determining bedrock depth or mapping groundwater tables.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003316
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003316",
  "term": "Seismic refraction method",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A geophysical technique that uses the travel times of refracted seismic waves to determine the depths and velocities of subsurface layers. It relies on waves that travel along the interface between two layers with contrasting velocities. This method is often used for shallow investigations, such as determining bedrock depth or mapping groundwater tables.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/seismic-refraction-method/"
}

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