ray parameter

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ray parameter [′rā pə‚ram·əd·ər]

(geophysics)

A functionpthat is constant along a given seismic ray, given byp=rv^-1sini, whereris the distance from the centerOof the earth,vis the velocity, andiis the angle that the ray at a pointPmakes with the radiusOP.

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