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Absorption terminology (A-2)	2
Age dating, radioactive (A-5)	6
Air pressure/temperature/humidity nomogram (A-7)	8
Amplitude variation with offset classification (A-12)	12
Archie’s formula for different lithologies (A-17)	18
Atmospheric layering (A-22)	24
Attributes, seismic (A-23)	25
Bathymetric zonation (B-1)	33
Beaufort wind scale and Douglas sea-state scale (B-2)	34
Boolean algebra representation and truth tables (B-5)	39
Channel waves (C-2)	50
Chronostratigraphic chart (C-4)	53
Conic section equations (C-12)	65
Coordinate transforms (C-14)	68
Decibel conversion (D-3)	80
Depth of investigation and resolution for logging tools (D-8)	85
Earth layering terminology and depth relations (E-1)	112
Earthquake wavefronts and terminology (E-2)	113
Elastic constants in isotropic media (E-5)	115
Elastic moduli (E-6)	116
Electrical and electromagnetic methods (E-7)	117
Electric quantities and units (E-8)	120
Electromagnetic spectrum (E-11)	122
Ellipse terminology (E-12)	123
Eustatic cycles (E-13)	126
Fault types (F-3)	132
Filtering types (F-8)	138
First motion of fault breaks (F-10)	140
Fourier transform pairs (F-19)	149
Fourier transform operations and theorems (F-20) (F-22)	150
Fresnel-zone nomogram (F-26)	154
Geodetic systems (G-2)	160
Geomagnetic polarity time scale (G-4)	162
Gravity methods resolution (G-8)	167
Hooke’s law generalizations (H-7)	178
Hydrocarbon indicators (H-10)	181
Hyperbolic functions (H-13)	183
Kepler (astronomic) coordinates (K-1)	200
Layering beneath the oceans (L-4)	207
Lithology of rocks (L-7) (L-8) (L-9)	212
Magnetic quantities and units (M-1)	219
Magnetic resolution (M-3)	221
Map projections (M-4)	224
Matrix terminology (M-6)	226
Means or averages (M-7)	228
Modified Mercalli scale (M-9)	230
Migration types (M-12)	233
Milankovitch cycles and orbital perturbations (M-13)	234
Number systems (N-4)	248
Permeabilities of rock types (P-1)	262
Polarity standard (P-6)	267
Positioning and navigation systems (P-10)	271
Probability functions (P-13)	275
Rayleigh-Willis relation (R-5)	287
Reflection and refraction equations for constant velocity overburden (R-9)	293
Resistivities of earth materials (R-11)	295
Resource classification–SPE definitions (R-12)	297
Rippability of rocks by bulldozer (R-15)	302
Sequence stratigraphy (Haq) chart–Paleogene and Neogene (S-5)	315
Sines and cosines, laws of (S-10)	320
Snell’s law (S-12)	322
Static correction (S-22)	335
Statistical measures (S-23)	336
Symmetry systems (S-29)	343
System tracts (S-32)	345
Thermodynamic functions (T-2)	351
3D data-slicing for 2D visualization (T-5)	355
Township range– Canadian and American systems (T-11)	362
Transverse isotropy or Polar anisotropy (T-13)	366
Trigonometric identities (T-15)	367
Triple-junction types (T-16)	369
Vectors (V-2)	376
Velocity of seismic waves– terminology (V-3)	377
Vertical seismic profile applications (V-11)	383
Water velocity (W-1)	387
Wave definitions (W-2)	388
Wave notation (W-7)	392
Well classification (W-8)	393
Well-log measurements and applications (W-9)	394
Wentworth particle-size scale (W-11)	396
Windows in time and frequency domains (W-12)	397
Zoeppritz equations (Z-1)	401

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