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DIAGRAMME ACOUSTIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Geological Prospecting
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sonic log
1, record 1, English, sonic%20log
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- acoustic log 2, record 1, English, acoustic%20log
correct
- acoustic velocity log 3, record 1, English, acoustic%20velocity%20log
correct
- acoustic-velocity log 4, record 1, English, acoustic%2Dvelocity%20log
correct
- continuous velocity log 3, record 1, English, continuous%20velocity%20log
correct
- continuous-velocity log 5, record 1, English, continuous%2Dvelocity%20log
correct
- transit-time log 6, record 1, English, transit%2Dtime%20log
correct
- velocity log 7, record 1, English, velocity%20log
- sonic well-log 8, record 1, English, sonic%20well%2Dlog
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A record of the measurement of porosity done by comparing depth to the time it takes for a sonic impulse to travel through a given length of formation. 9, record 1, English, - sonic%20log
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
First used for seismic-velocity information, it is now used chiefly for estimating porosity and lithology by the empirical Wyllie time-average equation. 10, record 1, English, - sonic%20log
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Usually measured in microseconds per foot. 3, record 1, English, - sonic%20log
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
sonic log; continuous-velocity log; velocity log; sonic well-log: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 11, record 1, English, - sonic%20log
Record 1, Key term(s)
- transit time log
- sonic well log
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Prospection géologique
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diagraphie sonique
1, record 1, French, diagraphie%20sonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- diagraphie acoustique 2, record 1, French, diagraphie%20acoustique
feminine noun
- diagramme acoustique 3, record 1, French, diagramme%20acoustique
masculine noun
- diagraphie de vitesse 4, record 1, French, diagraphie%20de%20vitesse
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enregistrement de la vitesse du son. 5, record 1, French, - diagraphie%20sonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La diagraphie sonique a maintenant de multiples applications pour : trouver la porosité dans des sondages remplis de liquide; déterminer porosité, lithologie et argilosité en conjonction avec les diagraphies de densité et de neutron; fournir la vitesse des formations pour les interprétations sismiques [...] 6, record 1, French, - diagraphie%20sonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une diagraphie sonique est l’enregistrement du temps d’arrivée de l’onde acoustique à deux distances fixes d’un émetteur. 7, record 1, French, - diagraphie%20sonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
diagraphie acoustique; diagraphie de vitesse : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 1, French, - diagraphie%20sonique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- acoustic-velocity log 1, record 2, English, acoustic%2Dvelocity%20log
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- diagramme de vitesse acoustique
1, record 2, French, diagramme%20de%20vitesse%20acoustique
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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