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Record 1 1999-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seismic Prospecting
DEF

In seismology, the angle that an emerging wave front makes with the surface, as related to the dip of the reflector associated with it. The apparent dip is the angle whose tangent is equal to the ratio of the vertical and horizontal components of the displacement produced by the wave front.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prospection sismique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prospección sísmica
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