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LQ WAVE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geophysics
DEF

A major type of surface wave having a horizontal motion that is shear or transverse to the direction of propagation. Its velocity depends only on density and rigidity modulus, and not on bulk modulus.

OBS

Love wave; Querwellan wave; Q wave; LQ wave: terms extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géophysique
DEF

[...] ondes transversales guidées dans la croûte et le manteau [...]

OBS

onde de Love; onde Q; onde de Love Q : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Key term(s)
  • onde sismique de Love

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
  • Geofísica
DEF

Onda sísmica de superficie de propagación horizontal, que desplaza al suelo perpendicularmente a su dirección de propagación.

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