'Back Azimuth'

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Back Azimuth

Sunday, January 05, 2014

5:59 PM

back-azimuth: the angle measured from north to the direction from which the energy arrives at a given station. Is used to determine the longitudinal and transverse directions for an incoming ray at a prescribed station. The longitudinal component lies along the great circle, and the transverse component is perpendicular to the great circle.

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Created: 2014-01-05
Updated: 2014-01-05