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interval velocity

1. n. []

The velocity, typically P-wave velocity, of a specific layer or layers of rock, symbolized by v_int and commonly calculated from acoustic logs or from the change in stacking velocity between seismic events on a common midpoint gather.

See related terms: acoustic log, Dix formula, P-wave, velocity