Low-Velocity Layer

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
LVL
Pronunciation
/loʊ vəˈlɑsəti leɪər/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Ocean Science

Examples in Context

  1. The effects of the position and thickness of the low-velocity layer and other parameters on the zigzag dispersion curves of Rayleigh wave are also analyzed.
  2. Such low velocities are usually seen only near the surface in a zone called the weathered layer or the low-velocity layer.
  3. Profile, the crustal low-velocity layer is identical with the bottom of the seismogenic layer.
  4. Whereas the crust on the southern side has a three-layer structure and there is also a low-velocity layer.
  5. Low-velocity layer may be important seismogenic structures, and it controled the occurrence of earthquakes.

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