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Tangential wave

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003758

A type of shear wave where the particle motion is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation and also perpendicular to the plane containing the ray path. This is also known as an SH-wave (horizontally polarized shear wave). Tangential waves are used in seismic exploration to derive information about anisotropic rock properties and fracture orientations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003758
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003758",
  "term": "Tangential wave",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A type of shear wave where the particle motion is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation and also perpendicular to the plane containing the ray path. This is also known as an SH-wave (horizontally polarized shear wave). Tangential waves are used in seismic exploration to derive information about anisotropic rock properties and fracture orientations.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/tangential-wave/"
}

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